Filip Hrgovic Calls Daniel Dubois Easier Than Itauma

During their initial clash in 2024, Hrgovic discovered zero trouble finding Dubois with flush right hands. He landed them repeatedly, and it meant nothing. Dubois absorbed that punishment, marched forward through the artillery, and chopped Hrgovic down in the eighth round after ripping the Croatian's face apart with heavy lacerations. Dubois proved that hand speed and southpaw angles mean very little when an iron-chinned puncher refuses to back down.

“I think fights against Kabayel and Dubois would be easier than this fight,” Hrgovic stated to talkSPORT Boxing. “Stylistically, speedwise, they will be much easier fights because they’re not so fast. They’re not southpaws. They’re easier to box.”

That is insane logic from an experienced fighter. Itauma faded badly down the stretch because he is a young fighter lacking professional mileage. Dubois operates as an entirely different animal. Dubois applies unrelenting physical pressure, throws heavy leather through the guard, and relishes violent exchanges. Hrgovic found the target in their first bout; he simply lacked the firepower to keep the bigger puncher off his chest. The damage Dubois inflicted on Hrgovic's scar tissue will reopen in an instant if they share a ring again.