Parker vs Hrgovic

When is Parker vs Hrgovic?

Joseph Parker could face the challenge of Filip Hrgovic in Early 2026 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Parker would be making his 2nd defense of the WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship. He won this belt against Zhilei Zhang in March 2024. He has held this belt for 1 year, 6 months and 25 days.

Parker vs Hrgovic stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 36 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Filip Hrgovic would make his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Hrgovic would have a slight advantage in power over Parker, with a 74% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 67%.

Joseph Parker is the same age as Filip Hrgovic, at 33 years old.

Hrgovic has a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Joseph Parker and Filip Hrgovic fight out of an orthodox stance.

Parker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 2 months earlier than Hrgovic, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 150 more professional rounds, totaling 252 compared to Hrgovic's 102.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 2 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Filip Hrgovic is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 8 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Hrgovic form

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Martin Bakole on February 22, 2025, by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Before that, he had beaten Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

He had defeated Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Hrgovic has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against David Adeleye on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Joe Joyce on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Daniel Dubois on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had defeated Mark de Mori on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

He had beaten Demsey McKean on August 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Filip Hrgovic has been fighting more than Joseph Parker.

Joseph Parker last fought 10 months and 26 days ago, while Filip Hrgovic's last outing was 5 months and 1 day ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 30 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6 rounds on average.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

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