- Dillian Whyte retired from his heavyweight fight with Joe Joyce on Tuesday
- Whyte was forced to retire after suffering a horrible finger injury
- According to reports, Joyce has already aligned a replacement opponent for next month
According to the reports, Joe Joyce will face an Olympic medalist next month after Dillian Whyte withdrew from his British confrontation.
Whyte retired from his fight on April 5 on Tuesday after crushing his finger between the weights, and mail sport revealed exclusively how he suffered a bone cut that also caused nervous damage.
With only one month for Joyce's fighting date in Manchester, Queensberry's promotions have not lost time in trying to find a replacement.
According The sunThey have aligned with the heavyweight Croatian Filip Hrgovic to fight Joyce.
Joyce and Hr.
Hrgovic assured a bronze medal after losing his semifinal against Tony Yoka of France, while Joyce went a step further to claim money before Yoka also hit him.
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In the photo above: the injury that caused Dillian Whyte to strive with Joe Joyce
According to reports, Joyce has already found a replacement opponent after Whyte retired
Joyce Fight against Filip Hrgovic (Right Second) who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympic Games
The couple also has personal history after fighting with each other in fans in 2013 in York Hall, with Joyce emerging victorious through a divided decision.
Hrgovic will come out of revenge and he is looking to re -run his career after suffering his first professional defeat against Daniel Dubois in his last contest in June 2024.
Dubois demolished Anthony Joshua three months later, and Hrgovic could put back in the mixture for an opportunity for the title if he can pass Joyce.
The newly organized contest will also be a crossroads in Joyce's career, since he has lost three of his last four fighting.
The 39 -year -old British was arrested twice by Zhilei Zhang in 2023, and Derek Chisora surpassed last year.
He could have chosen an easier opponent than Hrgovic after the withdrawal of Whyte, but insisted on fighting another contender worldwide.
A source close to Joyce told The Sun: “Joe has no interest in falling below the world level and choosing Filip Hrgovic, with an 18-1 record and only a loss that reaches the world champion Dubois, demonstrates it once more.”