Overview

• Joe Joyce, 39, and Filip Hrgovic, 32, will face off in a pivotal heavyweight boxing match on April 5, 2025, in Manchester, England.
• Originally scheduled against Dillian Whyte, Joyce now faces Hrgovic after Whyte withdrew due to a hand injury in March 2025.
• Hrgovic, ranked by major boxing organizations, is the betting favorite (-450 odds) over the unranked Joyce, who enters as a +260 underdog.
• The fighters revisited their 2013 amateur rivalry, where Joyce narrowly defeated Hrgovic via split decision in a five-round bout.
• Both fighters weighed in on April 4, with Joyce at 275.1 pounds and Hrgovic at 250.6 pounds, ahead of what is seen as a make-or-break fight for their careers.