Hrgovic vs Adeleye

Who won Hrgovic vs Adeleye?

Filip Hrgovic beat David Adeleye by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 98-91, 99-90, 99-90 in favor of winner Filip Hrgovic.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Moses Itauma beating Dillian Whyte. Also on the undercard Nick Ball beat Sam Goodman, Raymond Ford defeated Abraham Nova, Hayato Tsutsumi was victorious over Qais Ashfaq, and Mohammed Alakel beat Yumnam Santosh Singh.

Hrgovic vs Adeleye stats

Filip Hrgovic stepped into the ring with a record of 18 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

David Adeleye made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Filip Hrgovic was the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.

Hrgovic had a height advantage of 2 inches over Adeleye. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Filip Hrgovic and David Adeleye fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hrgovic was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 2 years and 2 months earlier than Adeleye, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 52 more professional rounds, totaling 102 compared to Adeleye's 50.

Filip Hrgovic went into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at heavyweight.

David Adeleye was ranked number 9 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Hrgovic vs Adeleye form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Joe Joyce on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, 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.

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

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

He had beaten Zhilei Zhang on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

David Adeleye had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Jeamie Tshikeva on April 5, 2025, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Solomon Dacres on December 7, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Wembley Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Fabio Wardley on October 28, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their BBBOC British Heavyweight and CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had won against Emir Ahmatovic on June 9, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

He had defeated Dmytro Bezus on February 17, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Filip Hrgovic had last fought 4 months and 11 days ago, while David Adeleye's last outing had been 4 months and 11 days ago.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Adeleye's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Hrgovic vs Adeleye start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 2:00 PM EST or 11:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 7:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hrgovic vs Adeleye?

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

What were the odds on Hrgovic vs Adeleye?

Filip Hrgovic was a 4/25 (-530) favorite going into the contest, while David Adeleye made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+370) with oddsmakers.