Filip Hrgovic predicts former opponent Daniel Dubois’ fight against Wardley

This time next month, all eyes will be on Fabio Wardley and Daniel Dubois as they collide in an intriguing battle for the WBO heavyweight world title. Now, Filip Hrgovic, who faced Dubois back in 2024, has laid out his prediction for the fight.

Dubois and Hrgovic went toe-to-toe in a scintillating scrap for the IBF interim heavyweight title almost two years ago, where the Croatian suffered his first professional defeat despite a dominant start to the contest.

Victory for ‘Triple D’ saw him then upgraded to full IBF world champion, and he went on to halt Anthony Joshua to prove he was a worthy heavyweight ruler before losing his title to Oleksandr Usyk. He now looks to bounce back in a third straight world title bout, this time against newly crowned WBO titleholder Wardley.

Speaking to iFL TV, Hrgovic said that he favours Dubois in the clash, predicting that the Londoner will become the United Kingdom’s fifth two-time heavyweight champion.

“Yeah, I give him the advantage. I think that he will win.”

‘El Animal’ then went on to reveal both his eagerness to fight Dubois once again and his doubts as to whether such an opportunity will ever arise.

“I want to have a rematch with him [Dubois] one day.”

“That [rematch for the WBO world title] would be great but I don’t think that is happening because I am not from Great Britain. You motherf***ers give your guys all of the opportunities!”

Wardley-Dubois takes place on Saturday, May 9, at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, while Hrgovic takes on Dave Allen at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster the following week.