Dubois vs Hrgovic

Who won Dubois vs Hrgovic?

Daniel Dubois beat Filip Hrgovic by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, June 1st, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the vacant IBF heavyweight championship of the world.

Dubois was making his 2nd defense of the IBF World Heavyweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in June 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 332 days (10 months and 28 days).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Deontay Wilder losing to Zhilei Zhang. Also on the undercard Hamzah Sheeraz defeated Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams for the WBC World Middleweight belt, Raymond Ford was defeated by Nick Ball for the WBA World Featherweight title, Dmitry Bivol beat Malik Zinad for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship, and Willy Hutchinson defeated Craig Richards.

Dubois vs Hrgovic stats

Back in June 2024, Daniel Dubois stepped into the ring with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Filip Hrgovic made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 14 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Dubois had an advantage in power over Hrgovic, with a 95% knockout percentage compared to Hrgovic's 82%.

Daniel Dubois was the younger man by 5 years, at 27 years old.

Hrgovic had a height advantage of 1 inch over Dubois. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Daniel Dubois and Filip Hrgovic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Dubois was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 months earlier than Hrgovic, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 95 compared to Hrgovic's 92.

Daniel Dubois went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 7 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Filip Hrgovic was ranked number 8 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 1 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Dubois vs Hrgovic form

Daniel Dubois had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jarrell Miller on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Oleksandr Usyk on August 26, 2023, by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kevin Lerena on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 3rd round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Trevor Bryan on June 11, 2022, by knockout in the 4th round in their WBA World Heavyweight championship fight at Casino Miami Jai Alai, Florida, United States.

He had won against Joe Cusumano on August 29, 2021, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Ohio.

Hrgovic had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Mark de Mori on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Zhilei Zhang on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Emir Ahmatovic on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

He had defeated Marko Radonjic on September 10, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Worthersee Stadium, Klagenfurt, Austria.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Filip Hrgovic had been fighting more than Daniel Dubois.

Going into this contest, Daniel Dubois had last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Filip Hrgovic's last outing had been 5 months and 9 days ago.

Dubois' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 3 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Dubois vs Hrgovic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 7:00 PM EST or 4:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Dubois vs Hrgovic?

Dubois vs Hrgovic was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Dubois vs Hrgovic?

Daniel Dubois was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Filip Hrgovic made his way into the ring at 4/9 (-230) with oddsmakers.