For days, there was speculation about whether the fight would happen, and now everything is confirmed, with Hrgović facing a boxing spectacle in Saudi Arabia.
Croatia's top boxer, Filip Hrgović, has found his opponent for the next big fight, which will also be the fight of his career. Croatia's best boxer will step into the ring on June 1st against Daniel Dubois, and this will be the career-defining match for him. For days, there was speculation about whether the fight would take place, and now everything is confirmed, with Hrgović gearing up for a boxing spectacle in Saudi Arabia. The Croatian boxer's career-defining match was confirmed at a press conference today in London.
It is expected that the IBF title will remain vacant after Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk agree on a rematch following their first match on May 18th for the unification of the heavyweight titles. Just two weeks later, according to reliable journalist Dan Rafael, the IBF will have a new champion in the bout between Hrgović and Dubois.
Dubois is the most famous name in Hrgović's career, a former WBA heavyweight champion who challenged Oleksandr Usyk last year in a match for the championship belts by the WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO organizations, losing to the brilliant Ukrainian in the ninth round. Alongside Hrgović and Dubois, the ring that evening as part of the 5 vs. 5 event will feature Deontay Wilder against Zhilei Zhang, Nick Ball against Raymond Ford for the WBA featherweight title, Craig Richards and Willy Hutchinson, and Ammo Williams and Hamzah Sheeraz.
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