Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic weights, running order, ringwalk times, how to watch, quotes, betting odds and predictions

Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic weigh-in results and fight night schedule

The fighters on tomorrow's ‘Heavy Impact’ card weighed-in today in Manchester.

Joe Joyce goes up against Filip Hrgovic tomorrow night, April 5, in the headline attraction at the Co-op Live Arena, with the British heavyweight title being contended between David Adeleye and Jeamie TKV, live on DAZN .

The action starts on Before the Bell at 5pm GMT / 10am PT / 1pm ET, with the main card starting on DAZN at 7pm GMT / 12pm PT / 3pm ET. The Joyce-Hrgovic main event will be on at 10pm GMT / 3pm PT / 6pm ET, but boxing events can be subject to delays.

Weigh-in Results & Running Order

10x3 Vacant WBO International Heavyweight Championship Joe Joyce – 275lbs 1oz Filip Hrgovic – 250lbs 6oz

12x3 Vacant British Heavyweight Championship David Adeleye – 239lbs 13oz Jeamie Tshikeva – 254lbs 9oz

12x3 Commonwealth Super-Lightweight Championship Jack Rafferty – 139lbs 12oz Cory O’Regan – 139lbs 1oz

4x3 Heavyweight Contest Delicious Orie – 245lbs 9oz Milos Veletic – 293lbs 8oz

10x3 Super-Lightweight Contest Khaleel Majid – 139lbs 12oz Alex Murphy – 139lbs 13oz

10x3 Cruiserweight Contest Juergen Uldedaj – 199lbs 1oz Gerardo Mellado – 196lbs 2oz

8x3 Super-Featherweight Contest Royston Barney-Smith – 132lbs 9oz Cesar Ignacio Paredes – 132lbs 5oz

8x3 Super-Lightweight Contest Mark Chamberlain – 143lbs 11oz Miguel Angel Scaringi – 143lbs 11oz

6x3 Featherweight Contest Nelson Birchall – 127lbs 11oz Rodrigo Matias Areco – 129lbs 6oz

4x3 Light-Heavyweight Contest Ramtin Musah – 168lbs 2oz Robbie Chapman – 170lbs 5oz

4x3 Bantamweight Contest Louis Szeto – 117lbs 5oz Nabil Ahmed – 117lbs 3oz

4x3 Featherweight Contest Alfie Middlemiss – 127lbs 2oz Alexander Morales – 128lbs 4oz

Quotes

Joe Joyce: “It is a great fight, entertainment, and I expect a great performance. It is good to share the ring with Hrgovic again, we had a good scrap last time about 12 years ago. The same result is going to happen, I’m going to win and then get elevated back up to the top of the sport. I am really excited to be here again, there is a lot of excitement here and it is going to be a great night of boxing.

“I know exactly what to expect from him and I have worked with Abel [trainer, Sanchez] before. He’s got a lot of mileage and has been in the sport a long time and had a lot of hard fights. I look forward to knocking him out on Saturday night.”

Filip Hrgovic: “Are we still main event after this? It was short notice, a few weeks, but I was already in good shape. That is why I accepted this fight and I think this is a good opportunity for me. This win, hopefully on Saturday, brings me back to the top and it is good to be part of this.

“Thanks to Queensberry and DAZN and I am looking forward to the win on Saturday, to knock him out and get back to the top. That is the plan. My motivation is big, for sure. I want to be back at the top and, like Frank said, the loser will be in a very bad position. I don’t want to lose.

“Man he is 40 years old. If he is 39 then he is young, I didn’t know that. Look, he is definitely not in the peak of his career, fighters get older and that is the reality, I am seven years younger. I think it will play a role in this fight.”

More quotes HERE

Betting Odds

3/1 Joyce 10/3 Hrgovic 22/1 Draw

Predictions

Eddie Hearn, Matchroom Boxing: “He had a very close fight with Derek Chisora in his last fight. Without the knockdown, it would have been very close. Now Chisora is mandatory for the world title. Joe’s always been slow in the ring. He’s never looked like this sensational, skilled fighter. He’s been extremely tough. He can whack, he’s got a great chin, [but] as his career has progressed, the punch resistance has changed. Shots that hurt him against Chisora would never have hurt him before. The thousands of rounds of heavy sparring have been a problem. If you want a prediction, he will be well-beaten on Saturday and it will be inside three or four rounds.”

Daniel Dubois, IBF world heavyweight champion: “I think Hrgovic can win it, he’s got a good style, he’s had the time to rebuild so I’m looking forward to it. It’s interesting, is Joe going to come in and maul him? I’m looking forward to it to see what Hrgovic is like now. I heard an interview the other day where he said he’s ready and means business, so we’ll see.”

Abel Sanchez, World champion trainer: “On this one, I believe that Filip Hrgovic will win and look good doing it.”

More predictions HERE

DID YOU KNOW? Joyce and Hrgovic have already fought once before, in February 2013, in the World Series Boxing, which Joyce won on a split decision. Joyce then boxed less than a month later against Oleksandr Usyk, losing on a UD.