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-Joe- Joyce

VS

-Filip- Hrgovic

Fight result

Loss

Heavyweight Joe Joyce

Hrgovic Win by UD:

93-97, 92-98, 95-96

Win

Heavyweight Filip Hrgovic

Joe Joycevs Filip Hrgovic

On Saturday April 5 up in Manchester at the magnificent, recently built, Co-op Live Arena, a new broadcast partnership between Queensberry and DAZN will launch with a show titled ‘Heavy Impact’.

The clue is on the name on the tin because Frank Warren’s maiden promotion on his new platform features major heavyweight headliners.

Sitting at the top of the bill is a cracking crossroads encounter between IBF Interim world title challenger Filip Hrgovic taking on former WBO Interim world champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce.

The coveted British heavyweight title will be on the line when English champion David Adeleye faces London rival Jeamie TKV Tshikeva, plus those inside the Co-op Live will also witness the professional debut on British Olympian Delicious Orie.

The Big Juggernaut Joyce was originally scheduled to fight Dillian Whyte before injury ruled out the former world title challenger.

Hrgovic suffered his only professional career defeat in June when he challenged for the vacant IBF Interim world heavyweight title against Daniel Dubois in Riyadh. It was a costly reverse for the Croatian - who was stopped in the eighth due to extensive cuts - because Dubois was subsequently upgraded to become full champion.

The 32-year-old known as El Animal had waited a long time for his shot at IBF honours, having been No.1 contender for over two years with a number of heavyweights turning down the opportunity to challenge him for his status.

His major successes came across 2022-23 when he defeated Zhilei Zhang - via a controversial decision - and then the Australian hope Demsey McKean to reinforce his credentials. As an amateur, Hrgovic won gold at the 2015 European championships and secured the bronze medal for his nation at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs) is seeking to restore himself to the elite heavyweight picture following his unexpected setback against Derek Chisora in July 2024. Previously, The Big Juggernaut suffered a double defeat to the Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang, where he lost his status as WBO Interim world champion.

Prior to his Zhang reverses, Joyce, 39, was considered as the emerging force of the heavyweight division with the run of victories that took him to Interim champion status. On teaming up with Frank Warren and Queensberry, Joyce first defeated former world title challenger Alexsandr Ustinov before taking on the American Bryant Jennings to win the WBA Gold title.

He memorably took home a clutch of title belts - British, Commonwealth, European, WBC Silver and WBO International - following his defeat of now IBF world champion Daniel Dubois at the end of 2020, before recording victory over Christian Hammer and then a show stopping knockout of former world champion Joseph Parker.

David Adeleye (13-1, 12 KOs) won the WBO European heavyweight title with victory over Dmytro Bezus in early 2023, making one successful defence, before being put forward for a British title challenge against Fabio Wardley in Riyadh in the October on the undercard of the first Riyadh Season event headlined by Tyson Fury v Francis Ngannou. Wardley secured the stoppage in the seventh round and Adeleye got himself back in the title mix with a stunning first round knockout of Solomon Dacres in December to win the English title.

Jeamie TKV Tshikeva (8-1, 5 KOs) became IBO International heavyweight champion with a strong victory over Michael Webster last time out in February at Wembley. He previously defeated British rival Franklin Ignatius via a sixth round stoppage.

Joe Joyce

"Juggernaut"

Fighter Profile

Joe Joyce MBE, also known as the Juggernaut is a British professional boxer with a record of 16 wins (15 by KO) and 3 losses. The former WBO interim heavyweight world champion and Olympic silver medallist currently fights under the guidance of the legendary Frank Warren and his team at Queensberry Promotions.

This is the fighter profile of Joe Joyce MBE, and over the next couple of sections, you will learn about the Juggernaut’s early life and background, transition to professional boxing, fighting style, and strengths. And in the end, we’ll go into more detail about his most notable fights and career achievements

  • WINS

    16

  • LOSES

    3

  • DRAW

    0

  • KOs

    15

  • WINS

    17

  • LOSES

    1

  • DRAW

    0

  • KOs

    14

FilipHrgovic

"El Animal"

Fighter Profile

Plus Full Undercard Featuring

Heavyweight

Win

TKO - Round 6/12

David Adeleye

13(12)-1-0

Jeamie Tshikeva

8(5)-1-0

Vacant British Heavyweight Championship

Heavyweight

Win

PTS - Round 4/4

Delicious Orie

Debut

MilosVeletic

3(1)-7-0

Super Lightweight

Win

TKO - Round 5/12

Jack Rafferty

25(16)-0-0

CoryO'Regan

14(3)-0-0

Commonwealth Super-Lightweight Championship

Light-Heavyweight

Win

PTS - Round 8/8

Mark Champerlain

16(12)-1-0

MiguelAngel Scaringi

8(3)-4-0

Super-Featherweight

Win

PTS - Round 4/4

Royston Barney-Smith

13(7)-0-0

CesarIgnacio Paredes

18(5)-16-1

Super-Featherweight

Win

KO - Round 1/6

Nelson Birchall

7(4)-0-0

Rodrigo Matias Areco

5(0) -13-2

Cruiserweight

Win

UD - Round 10/10

jurgen Uldedaj

19(8)-1-0

GerardoMellado

12(7)-3-0

Cruiserweight

Win

PTS - Round 4/4

Ramtim Musah

Debut

Robbie Chapman

13(2)-47-9

Super-Lightweight

Win

UD - Round 10/10

Khaleel Majid

14(4)-0-0

Alex Murphy

12(0)-0-0

Featherweight

Win

PTS - Round 4/4

Alfie Middlemiss

2(0)-0-0

AlexanderMorales

6(2)-10-5

Featherweight

Win

PTS - Round 4/4

Louis Szero

Debut

NabilAhmed

2(0)-40-3