Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic: Carl Froch Fears Long-Term Damage

Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic will headline a Queensberry Promotions card at the Co-op Live Arena, Manchester on April 5 live on DAZN in over 200 countries. This a must-win fight for Joyce (16-3, 15 KOs) and Hrgovic (17-1, 14 KOs) who will both enter the ring on the back of defeats – with “The Juggernaught” being beaten by Derek Chisora, while the Croatian fighter was stopped by Daniel Dubois. Ahead of this first Queensberry headline event on DAZN, Carl Froch has spoke to Casino Beats on this upcoming heavyweight fight.

Carl Froch Discusses Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic on April 5

Froch Worries for Joyce’s Health

Ahead of the April 5 main event, Froch spoke about Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic: “Joe Joyce should retire. Hrgovic will probably punch his head in, but Joe Joyce might just beat him if he doesn’t get chinned. It’s quite an interesting fight,” said Froch.

Joyce added: “And when he (Joyce) talks, I know he is not the most vibrant sort of enthusiastic talker, but there’s moments in there where I’m thinking, ‘hang on a minute, you should be speaking now.’ So what’s going on up there? What’s wrong there? Why are you not talking? And I don’t want to say any boxer has got brain damage. But unfortunately that is potential serious injuries from taking repetitive blows to the head.”

Joe Joyce vs Filip Hrgovic Full Fight Card

• Joe Joyce vs. Filip Hrgovic, 10 rounds, heavyweights
• David Adeleye vs. Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva, 10 rounds, heavyweights
• Jack Rafferty vs. Cory O’Regan, 12 rounds, for Rafferty’s Commonwealth super lightweight title
• Delicious Orie vs. Milos Veletic, 4 rounds, heavyweights
• Mark Chamberlain vs. Miguel Angel Scaringi, 8 rounds, super lightweights
• Khaleel Majid vs. Alex Murphy, 10 rounds, super lightweights
• Juergen Uldedaj vs. Gerardo Mellado, 10 rounds, cruiserweights
• Royston Barney-Smith vs. Cesar Paredes, 8 rounds, super featherweights
• Nelson Birchall vs. Rodrigo Matias Areco, 6 rounds, featherweights
• Ramtin Musah vs. Robbie Chapman, 4 rounds, super middleweights
• Alfie Middlemiss vs. Alexander Morales, 4 rounds, featherweights
• Louis Szeto vs. Nabil Ahmed, 4 rounds, bantamweights

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