Having spent two years unsuccessfully chasing a Oleksandr Usyk fight, Filip Hrgovic fancies succeeding the Ring champion as heavyweight's next standardbearer.
Two years after Daniel Dubois snapped his perfect record, the 34-year-old became Croatia's first world heavyweight champion by upsetting unbeaten starlet Moses Itauma and already has sights set on more hardware.
The opportunity to avenge defeat by Dubois is naturally an enticing future possibility. His impending Fabio Wardley rematch means that is likely off the table, at least until summer 2027. With that in mind ...
Agit Kabayel (WBC) and Murat Gassiev (WBA) are also beltholders he'd no doubt like to challenge, as Queensberry surveys the landscape in a heavyweight era without Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua dominating conversations for much longer. Will Frank Sanchez get the shot he stunningly earned in May or step aside again?
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