Derek Chisora has considered who would emerge victorious – Daniel Dubois or Filip Hrgovic – in a return of their thrilling encounter in 2024.
Back then, the two heavyweights engaged in a closely-fought battle, with both of them enjoying sustained spells of success before progressing to the eighth round.
At that point, though, it was deemed unsafe for Hrgovic to continue as two gaping cuts, which had appeared over each eye, were becoming increasingly problematic for the plucky Croatian.
As a result, Dubois would later be upgraded from ‘interim’ to full IBF champion and retain his title with a fifth-round finish over Anthony Joshua.
‘Dynamite’ then found himself on the receiving end of the same result against Oleksandr Usyk, before becoming a two-time world champion by dethroning Fabio Wardley last May.
He did so by surviving two knockdowns and scoring an 11th-round stoppage, while their rematch last Saturday saw him retain his WBO title with an emphatic second-round finish.
Hrgovic, meanwhile, is coming off a dramatic ninth-round stoppage of Moses Itauma in August, with his next outing likely to be a mandatory IBF title defence against Frank Sanchez early next year.
In terms of a potential unification match between the pair, however, heavyweight veteran Chisora has told DAZN that he feels Dubois would be far too good for Hrgovic this time around.
“Daniel, right now, is on smoke. I wouldn’t wanna fight Daniel right now. He would [beat Hrgovic].”
Chisora added that he believes Dubois is capable of dominating the division, essentially making him the favourite against WBC champion Agit Kabayel and Itauma, too.
