41 Facts About Filip Hrgovic

Filip Hrgovic was born on 4 June 1992 and is a Croatian professional boxer who has held the WBC International title in 2018 and the IBF International title in 2020.

Filip Hrgovic's father, who was born in Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina worked for Croatian Motorways, while his mom, a native of the Croatian capital Zagreb is a graduate in kinesiology and was focused on raising Filip and his four other siblings.

Filip Hrgovic even managed to win the national championship with his club Dubrava but was forced to retire due to back and knee injuries.

Filip Hrgovic then took up swimming, which would last only a short period of time.

Filip Hrgovic started boxing at the age of 13 in the boxing club Leonardo under the tutelage of coach Leonardo Pijetraj in his home district of Sesvete in Zagreb.

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In 2015, Filip Hrgovic was awarded the Franjo Bucar State Award for Sport and the award for the best sportsman of Zagreb.

In 2016, Filip Hrgovic was awarded the Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bucar.

Filip Hrgovic participated in the 2010 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Filip Hrgovic beat Jozsef Zsigmund in the first round, Fargan Omarov in the quarterfinals and Joseph Parker in the semifinals to earn a place in the tournament finals, where he faced Tony Yoka.

Filip Hrgovic earned a 10 000 kuna payout from the Croatian Boxing Federation for this victory.

Filip Hrgovic took part in the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships as well.

Filip Hrgovic beat Guangming Gu by stoppage and Mirzohidjon Abdullaev by decision in the preliminary rounds, to earn a place in the quarterfinals.

Filip Hrgovic lost his quarterfinals bout to Roberto Cammarelle by decision.

Filip Hrgovic was the man credited for the cancellation of the David Haye vs Tyson Fury fight in 2013, after he cut Haye in a sparring session.

Filip Hrgovic was Kubrat Pulev's sparring partner for his fight against Wladimir Klitschko in 2014.

In May 2014, Filip Hrgovic fought in the Croatian National Boxing Championship.

Filip Hrgovic won the gold medal by beating Pero Konsuo in the quarterfinal, Josip Granic in the semifinal and Ivan Andrasic in the finals.

Filip Hrgovic likewise won the 2015 iteration of the tournament as well.

Filip Hrgovic won the tournament with a unanimous decision win against Schulz.

Filip Hrgovic was named March Boxer of the Month in 2015 by AIBA.

On 30 September 2017, Filip Hrgovic started his professional career with a first-round stoppage victory over Raphael Zumbano of Brazil.

Filip Hrgovic signed a deal with Sauerland Promotions following his debut.

Filip Hrgovic was scheduled to fight the Tom Little, who was on a three-fight winning streak, on the undercard of the World Boxing Super Series semi-final clash between Oleksandr Usyk and Mairis Briedis.

Filip Hrgovic dominated throughout the fight, pressuring with a jab-right hand combination.

Filip Hrgovic finally managed to knock Little down near the end of the fourth round, dropping his opponent with a right straight.

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Filip Hrgovic dominated, stunning Tovar in first, second and third rounds, although he couldn't knock him down.

Filip Hrgovic was scheduled to fight Amir Mansour on September 8,2018, for the WBC International heavyweight title.

Filip Hrgovic was expected to make the first defense of his secondary title against Ytalo Perea on December 8,2018, at the Drazen Petrovic Basketball Hall in Zagreb, Croatia.

Filip Hrgovic retained his title by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him all eight rounds of the fight.

Filip Hrgovic dominated the bout from start to finish and came close to knocking Johnson down with an overhand right in the eight round, although he was unable to finish him.

Filip Hrgovic won the fight by a first-round knockout, stopping Corbin after just 60 seconds, with his fourth strike of the bout.

Filip Hrgovic had his first fight in Mexico on August 24,2019, against Mario Heredia, at the Centro de Usos Multiples in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Filip Hrgovic dominated the fight from the first bell, dropping Molina twice; once in the first round and again in the second, before finally closing out with a third knockdown in the third round, from which Molina wasn't able to get up.

Filip Hrgovic was scheduled to fight Ondrej Pala in the co-main event of the Dina Thorslund vs Nina Radovanovic title fight, held on September 26,2020, at the Struer Energi Park in Struer, Denmark.

Filip Hrgovic justified his role as the betting favorite, pressuring Kartozia throughout the fight, and knocking him out with a left-right combination at the 1:07 minute mark.

Filip Hrgovic entered the bout as a -10000 betting favorite, while most odds-makers had Booker at +1400.

Filip Hrgovic justified his role as the betting favorite, stopping Booker with a flurry of punches in the fifth round.

Filip Hrgovic thoroughly dominated his opponent, knocking him down seven times before Radonjic retired from the bout after the third round.

Filip Hrgovic was scheduled to make his second IBF International heavyweight title defense against Scott Alexander at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, United States on December 4,2021.

Filip Hrgovic won the fight by technical knockout, 30 seconds into the third round.

Filip Hrgovic was knocked down with a check right hook in the last thirty seconds of the opening round and appeared to struggle with Zhang's power in the early parts of the fight.