Joyce vs Hrgovic

Who won Joyce vs Hrgovic?

Filip Hrgovic beat Joe Joyce by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, April 5th, 2025, at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-95, 98-92 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.

Also on the undercard David Adeleye was victorious over Jeamie Tshikeva for the BBBOC British Heavyweight championship, Jack Rafferty beat Cory O’Regan for the CBC Commonwealth Super Lightweight belt, and Khaleel Majid defeated Alex Murphy.

Joyce vs Hrgovic stats

Joe Joyce stepped into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Filip Hrgovic made 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 suggested Joyce had an advantage in power over Hrgovic, with a 94% knockout percentage compared to Hrgovic's 82%.

Joe Joyce was the older man by 7 years, at 39 years old.

Hrgovic had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Joyce and Filip Hrgovic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2017, 20 days later than Hrgovic, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 113 more professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Hrgovic's 0.

Filip Hrgovic was ranked number 7 by the WBA, 9 by the WBC, and 6 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Joyce vs Hrgovic form

Joe Joyce had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Derek Chisora on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had beaten Kash Ali on March 16, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

Before that, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had won against Joseph Parker on September 24, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Hrgovic had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had 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.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Demsey McKean on August 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

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

He had defeated Emir Ahmatovic on December 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Joe Joyce had last fought 8 months and 9 days ago, while Filip Hrgovic's last outing had been 10 months and 4 days ago.

Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 12 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Hrgovic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Hrgovic?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Joyce vs Hrgovic?

Joe Joyce was a 3/1 (+300) underdog going into the contest, while Filip Hrgovic made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.