In a clash for the IBF interim heavyweight title, former WBA “regular” heavyweight champion and IBF #4 rated “Dynamite” Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) stopped previously unbeaten IBF #1 Filip “El Animal” Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOs) in round eight on Saturday night at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Good fight with both landing big shots. Hrgovic repeatedly connected ealy on with hard right hands – that Dubois somehow took. Hrgovic bled from cuts over both eye. Dubois rocked a tiring Hrgovic in round seven and the bout was stopped by the referee at :57 of round eight. Queensberry went up 8-0 in the 5v5 tournament.
Dubois was so open to the straight left from Hrgovic, I though Dubois was going to be stopped early. But then Hrgovic really just ran out of energy and slowed down and got caught over and over. Good stoppage, Hrgovic would have been hurt unnecessarily.
The energy was also beaten out of him !
DuBois’ chin held up very nicely.
I was surprised Dubois was moving the wrong way and was wide open to right hands all night
Great job Dubois!
Hrgovic is a very precise punncher , Daniel is such a humble hardworking Box puncher , completed for him .
Colson, I thought it would end in the 2nd the way it started. Hrgovic couldn’t miss with that right. Great win for Dubois! He’s got work to do still, but is only 26 and seems to be learning well.
It was very surprising after 2 knockdowns from “a fighter without a punch”, called Alexander Usik)))
It could mean that Hrgovic does not have a punch at all…
BWT Hrgovich’s style reminded Vitaly Klichko, but without Vitaly’s results…
Daniel is learning fight by fight .
He said he ate the shots from Hrgovic and the just woke him up !
Damn proud of Dubois, didn’t expect it
Great job Dubois!!
I didn’t believe in you
Very strange thumbs down comments !
Dubois will seriously have to work on his defense if he has AJ next but he’s been on a very nice roll and, despite being 26, which is a baby for a heavyweight, he’s already picked up some really good experience.
Can Dubois walk through AJ’s right crosses?
Absolutely not.
good for Dubois. nice win
Dubois set that pace early and worr Hrgovic out. Dubois is there to be hit but Hrgovic stands up straight as a flag pole. Dubois stands to make some nice money against Joshua
I thought Hrgovic was ahead at the time of the stoppage. He started the fight very well… I have him 4 of the first 5. Neither guy showed much defense or head movement. Hrgovic just faded, but that tends to happen when you keep getting beaned with punches. Despite the lack of defense, it was a helluva fight and I still think Hrgovic can be a top heavyweight.
Two good wins, make your mark now!!
Was not entirely surprised that Dubois won. Sometimes even in defeat you can learn things. I also felt that Dubois had a better boxing resume than Hirgovic at the professional level. Hirgovic’s biggest win turned out to be over Zhang.
The gift decision Hrgovic got against a stumbling Zhang very ill with dehydration (bad preparation by his team) was a disgrace/fiddle. Zhang robbed.
Obtained so much belts already impressive.
Wilder is done a career that didn’t quite reach big fame.
He reached big fame , but never anywhere near at all as good as USA fights fans wished he was , a protected big puncher (circus act). Incredibly poor boxing fundamentals for a fella who was a champ .. I never changed my view of him. He earned lots of money that’s clever and what it’s about for most boxers . The game of avoid the Wladimir Klitschko ,Joshua- Ruiz , he only fought Fury in fight 1 because he thought he was now ready yet . He had a good complex about legend puncher.. if he had learned from Breland imagine how good he really could have been?
He reached big fame , but never anywhere near at all as good as USA fights fans wished he was , a protected big puncher (circus act). Incredibly poor boxing fundamentals for a fella who was a champ .. I never changed my view of him. He earned lots of money that’s clever and what it’s about for most boxers . The game of avoid the Wladimir Klitschko ,Joshua- Ruiz , he only fought Fury in fight 1 because he thought he was now ready yet . He had a god complex about legend puncher.. if he had learned from Breland imagine how good he really could have been?
Hrgovic has looked horrible in every fight I’ve seen of his since the amateurs. He’s always looked exactly like he did tonight.
Moves like a zombie in quicksand.
Hrgovic needs a new trainer and team..he needs to be pushed and taught some new tricks..
Hrgovic needs a new trainer and team..he needs to be pushed and taught some new tricks..
Very pleased to see the big-mouthed dismissive Hrgovic shown up as a promoter’s creation, that was gifted his earlier “win” against Zhang. Even before this Dubois fight, the Croat moved around the ring looking slower than a MAGA hat-wearer! Well done, Danny!
Foreign idiot, it has to suck having TDS. Get those meds you need. We’re all rooting for you champ!
People whom I love, have MAGA hats. You ridicule them.
They protect hrgovic with bs cuts ..it a clean ko
Dubois vs Parker would be good with Parker probably stopping Dubois.
Not sure about that . Think Daniel would surprise us !
Yes, and I’d like to see Joe Parker v Oleksandr Usyk next for all the belts.
Dubois looked really squared up, they need to train that out of him if they can.
I was, and still am, impressed by Dubois’ performance. But there is something concerning. A commenter on a Youtube video stated they are disappointed in Dubois for cheating by using his head. My first reaction was to think they are either Dubois haters or Hrgovic fans. Then, when I watched the fight again, I noticed that Dubois’ head hit Hrgovic in his face, A LOT, and several of those looked like Dubois did it intentionally. I also notice the sound was strange, announcer said “head”, but then it appeared to be edited out. Also, I think I found where both of Hrgovic’s eyes were cut from head butts, not punches.
His head went in a few times but not that many also , he was not using his head say like Holyfield who didn’t constantly !
Danny has also mastered the art of punching a man in the plums. The South African boxer called Kevin, whom he fought fairly recently, after dropping Dan twice in the first two rounds also had his syrup & figs turned to mush by Daniel’s speciality….
Unbelievable
To be fair not Dubois stoped, but the referee…
Btw the fans on boxrec scored 68-66 for Hrgovic, who reminded me Vitaly Klichko…
“Nuff Respect” to Dubois. I really thought he was going to be knocked out but he showed some real guts, good chin and great conditioning. Deserves the big money fight vs Joshua.
Hrgovic needs to train better and not take these heavys lightly.
Dubois must have realized something about himself after he was able to stand toe to toe with Big Baby and take Big Baby’s best punches, then dismantle him. Even Big Baby picked Dubois to KO Hrgovic.
Dubois was hit way too many times with clean shots. If he faces Joshua next, I doubt AJ will let him slip away making the same mistakes. Daniel has decent head and waist movement, but he keeps his left hand too low and is unable to stop straight shots. Had Hrgovic been a busier fighter, this one would have been over before 3.
There’s a jab that would fit Dubois’ style of fighting, especially up close. He can fire at just below shoulder level, but return with his fist over his left temple and the elbow pointed at his opponent, kind of like a shield to block returning fire.
Joshua spent a lot of time working on moving around, keeping distance, not brawling. Dubois’ recent great victories were against people who do not do what Joshua does.
People got fooled by the Kroat`s record. He has not knocked out any top fighter, his power is overrated. 4 fights ago he fought a fat american (who used to be his sparring partner), he hit the guy with everything but the ring post, and couldn`t put him down. Dubois does not possess the power of Zhang who floored Hrgovic with the 1 real shot he got in. Dubois hit him with dozens of shots, and while some stunned him for a few secs. he never looked like going down. Money wise, it is obvious they will go for the Dubois – Joshua fight, but if things were more fair, that German-Turkish body puncher should have a shot at Dubois, and ithink the German would win that.