FILIP HRGOVIC expects to face Daniel Dubois for the vacant IBF heavyweight title on June 1 – with a Wembley superfight towards Anthony Joshua additionally awaiting the winner.
Hrgovic is a part of Crew Matchroom for the 5 vs 5 occasion towards Queensberry, with Frank Warren’s heavyweight hope Dubois the person chosen to face the Croatian.
The showdown will happen a fortnight after Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk collide to determine the undisputed heavyweight champion in Riyadh on Could 18. Nevertheless, the IBF are anticipated to strip the winner of their title nearly instantly.
It had been urged that Joshua would combat for the vacant title however Hrgovic understands that the belt will really be on the road when he faces Dubois.
“The plan is for the vacant IBF title to be on the road towards Dubois,” Hrgovic stated.
“It must be me towards Dubois for the vacant IBF belt. Then the winner ought to combat Joshua however you by no means know in boxing. I believe if Fury wins, he’ll do all the pieces to combat Joshua subsequent, he received’t need to combat Usyk once more.”
The exhibits on Could 18 after which June 1 are the newest mega occasions within the Saudi Arabian boxing revolution however Turki Al-Alshikh, the chairman of the Basic Leisure Authority within the Kingdom, just lately revealed that they’re planning to stage a present at Wembley in September as a ‘business’ for Riyadh Season.
And Hrgovic believes that both he or Dubois towards Joshua might headline beneath the arch on the nationwide stadium.
“If Usyk beats Fury then they’ll go for a rematch so the winner of me and Dubois will combat Joshua as a substitute,” he added. “That’s my opinion.
“Joshua is the dream combat and I hope I’ll beat Dubois after which combat him in Wembley in September. That might be excellent.”
Dubois, in the meantime, doesn’t thoughts whether or not or not there’s a belt up for grabs when he faces Hrgovic however can also be sure that victory will arrange a colossal home conflict with Joshua.
He stated: “Whether or not our combat is for the world title or not, he holds that place with the IBF and I need to take it. So it’s an necessary combat.
“The winner of me and Hrgovic preventing AJ subsequent makes enterprise sense, that’s the enterprise. Me and AJ could be two London boys preventing for the world title, that may be mad.
“However that’s for my group to cope with, I’m simply coaching within the health club. However it might be an enormous second for me, a world title in London, big.”
