Croatian heavyweight star, Filip Hrgovic has landed himself the WBO international heavyweight championship tonight, courtesy of a unanimous decision win over British veteran, Joe Joyce in their title fight in Manchester.
Hrgovic, a former IBF heavyweight title challenger — albeit interim, suffered defeat in his most recent venture to the ring against common-foe, Daniel Dubois via eighth round knockout — suffering his first-ever professional loss.
As for Joyce, the Londoner has been handed his fourth overall loss — and his second on the bounce tonight to Hrgovic, following a prior decision loss of his own against veteran fan-favorite, Derek Chisora.