Joe Joyce faces Filip Hrgovic on April 5 in the main event live on DAZN from Co-op Live in Manchester, England. The pair square off in the scheduled 10-round bout with the vacant WBO International title on the line. The contest is their second encounter since 2013, when Joyce defeated Hrgovic by split decision in a five-round amateur bout.
Both fighters look to return to winning ways and, as stated at the press conference, get back on top. In his previous outing last July, London’s 39-year-old former interim WBO champion, Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs), dropped a unanimous decision to Derek Chisora. 32-year-old Croatian contender, Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOs), lost his previous bout last June by TKO in the eighth round against Daniel Dubois.
The co-feature is a 12-round heavyweight bout between David Adeleye (13-1, 12 KOs) and Jeamie Tshikeva (8-1, 5 KOs). The two Londoners battle it out for the vacant British belt.
Among the Joyce vs Hrgovic undercard bouts, Manchester’s Jack Rafferty (25-0, 16 KOs) defends his Commonwealth super lightweight strap in a 12-rounder against Cory O’Regan (14-0, 3 KOs) of Dewsbury, Yorkshire. Plus, Briton Delicious Orie makes his pro boxing debut in a four-round heavyweight bout against Milos Veletic (3-7, 1 KO) of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic live blog
Joyce vs Hrgovic start time
Joyce vs Hrgovic airs live on DAZN. The start time in the U.S. is 2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT. The local start time in the UK is 7:00 PM BST.
Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic results
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- Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic
- David Adeleye vs. Jeamie Tshikeva
- Jack Rafferty vs. Cory O’Regan
- Delicious Orie vs. Milos Veletic
- Khaleel Majid vs. Alex Murphy
- Juergen Uldedaj vs. Gerardo Mellado
- Royston Barney-Smith vs. Cesar Ignacio Paredes
- Mark Chamberlain vs. Miguel Angel Scaringi
- Nelson Birchall vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco
- Ramtin Musah vs. Robbie Chapman
- Louis Szeto vs. Nabil Ahmed
- Alfie Middlemiss vs. Alexander Morales