Dubois-Hrgovic 2? "ANYTIME!" Meets Warren's Croatia Plan

What-if, not a result. For the result, see Kimster's fight report (on Boxbid). This is about what comes next.

RUMOR. The face-off. After Dubois dealt with Wardley, IBF champion Filip Hrgovic got in the ring. The Ring captioned it: "UNIFICATION NEXT? 👀 Daniel Dubois and IBF champion Filip Hrgovic face-off in the ring after Dubois' win over Fabio Wardley 😤" (x.com). Its clip is titled "ANYTIME!" and says the two "exchange words as they discuss a unification fight for their heavyweight titles" (x.com). World Boxing News says Hrgovic "emerged as a potential March unification opponent" (x.com). Dubois stopped Hrgovic in June 2024, so this would be a rematch.

The catch: Croatia. The BBC reports that promoter Frank Warren wants Hrgovic to make his first title defence in Croatia before pursuing a unification (bbc.com). That fits what we've reported about Hrgovic, Frank Sanchez and a homecoming (on Boxbid). The BBC also says the biggest payday for Dubois could be the Fury-Joshua winner.

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Dubois keeps it open. Asked who's next, he told the BBC: "Whoever is next in line, really. I'm the champion now, and I want to get some big fights in. At this stage in my career, big money, big fights." Fight Hub TV's caption says he answered "potentially @agitkabayel or whoever pays him the most 💰" (x.com). Dan Rafael's read: "unification fight likely in 2027" (x.com).

And for Wardley? Boxing News reports that "Filip Hrgovic advises Fabio Wardley to retire after his repeat stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois" (x.com).

Boxer pages: Daniel Dubois (on Boxbid) and Agit Kabayel (on Boxbid).

Rumor-Meter

• Dubois vs. Hrgovic in March: COLD. Warren wants Hrgovic in Croatia first.
• A Dubois unification fight in 2027 (Hrgovic or otherwise): WARM (RUMOR).

Whisper Update, Oct. 18: Wardley isn't retiring. 🥊

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REPORTED. Hrgovic's retire talk got an answer. Boxing News reports that Fabio Wardley "will fight on" (boxingnewsonline.net). Asked whether he took the rematch too soon, he said: "No, not in the slightest. I didn't execute the game plan properly tonight, that was all … We'll go back to the drawing board as a team. Daniel's a testament to coming up short and coming again, and I'll be looking to do the exact same thing."

He also told Boxing News: "There's no shame in a loss when you're testing yourself against the best."

Hrgovic rematch, Kabayel, or wait for Fury-AJ? Drop your pick in the Boxbid community. 👀

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