Filip Hrgovic had already done enough to earn a shot at the IBF world title. But, just because you're entitled to a shot at the crown, it doesn’t mean you’ll get what you deserve.
Normally, Hrgovic’s best weapon in the ring is his left hook, it might still be. This time around, however, he tied both his hands behind his back and began to play the waiting game. With Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury contractually bound to each other for the next pair of fights, Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) figured that the next best thing he could do was to remain busy.
