Bookmakers made Anthony Joshua a massive favorite against Filip Hrgovic in a potential future contest between the pair, when they last released odds on January 1, 2025.
He is currently 1/10 (-1000) to win the contest outright, while you can get 13/2 (+650) on Filip Hrgovic if you fancy the massive upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 88% chance of Joshua winning while giving Hrgovic a 12% chance.
Joshua opened as the favorite at 1/10 (-1000).
Hrgovic opened at 13/2 (+650).
The fight would be scheduled for 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means both fighters don't have to make any weight limit.
Joshua vs Hrgovic Head To Head
Anthony Joshua would step into the ring with a record of 28 wins, 4 losses, and 0 draws, 25 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Filip Hrgovic would make his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggest Joshua would have a slight advantage in power over Hrgovic, with a 89% knockout percentage compared to Hrgovic's 82%.
Anthony Joshua is the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.
Both Anthony Joshua and Filip Hrgovic fight out of an orthodox stance.
Joshua is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 14 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Hrgovic, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 85 more professional rounds, totaling 167 compared to Hrgovic's 82.
Anthony Joshua goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBC, 8 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring at heavyweight.
Filip Hrgovic is currently ranked number 12 by the WBC, 7 by the IBF, and 8 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.
Joshua vs Hrgovic betting form
Joshua has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to Daniel Dubois on September 21, 2024, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Heavyweight championship fight at Wembley Stadium, London, United Kingdom. He was a 7/4 (+180) underdog going into the ring.
Prior to that, he had defeated Francis Ngannou on March 8, 2024, by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the ring.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Otto Wallin on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. He was a 2/7 (-340) favorite going into the ring.
Before that, he had won against Robert Helenius on August 12, 2023, by knockout in the 7th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom. He was a 1/16 (-1700) favorite going into the ring.
He had beaten Jermaine Franklin on April 1, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at o2 Arena, London. He was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the ring.
Hrgovic has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight, he lost to 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. He was a 4/9 (-230) favorite going into the contest.
Prior to that, he had defeated Mark de Mori on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh. He was a 1/50 (-5000) favorite going into the contest.
Going into that contest, he had won against Demsey McKean on August 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom. He was a 1/7 (-710) favorite going into the contest.
Before that, he had defeated Zhilei Zhang on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
He had beaten Emir Ahmatovic on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.
Who's been more active?
If you think ring rust and activity is a big factor in this fight, Anthony Joshua has been fighting more than Filip Hrgovic.
Anthony Joshua last fought 10 months ago, while Filip Hrgovic's last outing was 1 year, 1 month and 20 days ago.
Joshua's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 20 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.
Hrgovic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.
