The Hrgovic cutting problem: A recurring nightmare for heavy weight star?

Philip Hrgovic’s night -time night performance struggle to defeat David Adeleye the heavy weight David Adeleye last Saturday night in Riyad, had a disadvantage, with him suffering a cut along the way to win a unanimous decision of ten rounds. Hrgovic won by scores 99-90, 99-90 and 98-91.

Philip’s eye lesions history

The 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Hrgovic (19-1, 14 kos) was cut off on the right eye in the second round of a jab by Adeleye (14-2, 13 kos). Although Philip coach Abel Sanchez did an admirable job of controlling hemorrhage, it was worrying to see that the injury took place so soon. It was the third consecutive struggle that Hrgovic had been cut off on one of his eyes.

In addition to the cut, the 33 -year -old Hrgovic, 33, was beaten by Adeleye in the eighth round after the British fighter unloaded with him with a flight of ten fists after he demolished him.

HRGOVIC VS. Adeleye Punch Stats

• Philip Hrgovic: 228 of 510 shots for 44.7%
• David Adeleye: 92 of 244 for 37.7%

Hrgovic resisted the storm to escape the crazy round. During the remaining two rounds, he fought against Smart, leaning on the punch of Adeleye launched to crush the victory. The eighth round Sola turned the contest into the night struggle in the eyes of many fans.

“It was a good victory. Adeleye is a good fighter,” said Chris Mannix to his Podcast with Sergio MoraDiscussing Philip Hrgovic’s victory over David Adeleye last Saturday night in Riyadh.

“Hrgovic is the type of type that must fight in Saudi Arabia, where he has fought four of his last six fights, or going to the road. He has no fanbase anywhere else. He has to wait for Turki Alralhikh to continue as a fighter to put him in some of these fights,” said Mannix.

Hrgovic has proven to be one of Turki’s most entertaining heavy weights in the four fights in which he has competed in his letters of the Riyadh season:

• David Adeleye
• Daniel Dubois
• Mori Mark
• Zhilei Zhang

A test for Moses Ituma?

Turki did not mention what plans he has for the next Hrgovic struggle, but it would be a good option for Moses Ituma to use as a test for the 20 -year -old to see how he manages a fighter who would go back.

“You have to put it with another of these level B boys before starting to talk about it at a high level. It continues to be easily cut,” Mannix said about Hrgovic. “In his loss in the face of Dubois, he had cuts about both eyes. In his victory over Joe Joyce, he had a cut on his left eye. In his victory over Adeleye, he had a cut on his right eye. When you see a sliced boy in his last three fights, this would worry,” said Mannix.