Filip Hrgovic
Name: Filip Hrgovic
Alias: El Animal
Hometown: Zagreb, Croatia
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 198cm
Reach: 208cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainer: Pedro Luis Diaz (2018-), Ronnie Shields (2023-)
Promoter: Sauerland Event (2017-)
Olympic Games Results
Won the Bronze Medal representing Croatia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, boxing as a Super Heavyweight (+91 kg):
- Round 1/8 - Defeated Ali Eren Demirezen (Turkey) 3-0
- Quarterfinal - Defeated Lenier Pero (Cuba) TKO 2
- Semifinal - Lost to Tony Yoka (France) 1-2
World Amateur Championships results
2011 Quarter-finalist in Baku, Azerbaijan (as a Super Heavyweight, +91 kg)
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Mikhail Bakhtidze (Georgia) RET 2nd round
- Defeated Mihai Nistor (Romania) 22:10
- Lost to Ivan Dychko (Kazakhstan) 16:20
2013 Quarter-finalist in Almaty, Kazakhstan (as a Super Heavyweight, +91 kg)
- Defeated Gu Guangming (China) TKO 2
- Defeated Mirzokhidjon Abdullayev (Uzbekistan) 3-0
- Lost to Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) 0-3
2015 Quarter-finalist in Doha, Qatar (as a Super Heavyweight, +91 kg)
- 1st round bye
- Defeated Petar Belberov (Bulgaria) 3-0
- Lost to Tony Yoka (France) 1-2
Other Amateur Results
2010 Youth World Championships Gold medallist in Baku, Azerbaijan (as a Super Heavyweight, +91 kg)
- Defeated Jozsef Zsigmond (Hungary) 7:1
- Defeated Fargan Omarov (Azerbaijan) 15:4
- Defeated Joseph Parker (New Zealand) 8:6
- Defeated Tony Yoka (France) 7:4
2012 European Olympic Qualifier Quarter-finalist in Trabzon, Turkey (as a Super Heavyweight, +91 kg)
- Defeated Nikita Maculevics (Latvia) RET 3
- Defeated Kaspar Vaha (Estonia) RET 2
- Lost to Magomed Omarov (Russia) 14:15 (missed to qualify for the 2012 Olympics)
2015 European Championships Gold medallist in Samokov, Bulgaria (as a Super Heavyweight, +91 kg)
- Defeated Dean Gardiner (Ireland) 3-0
- Defeated Mikhail Bakhtidze (Georgia) 3-0
- Defeated Mihai Nistor (Romania) 2-1
- Defeated Florian Schulz (Germany) 3-0
World Series of Boxing Record: 25-4 with 10 KO´s between 2010-2015.
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBC International heavyweight title (2018-2020; 3 defences)
- IBF International heavyweight title (2020-2022; 2 defences)
- WBO International heavyweight title (2025-2026; 1 defence)
- IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title (2026); 0 defences)
Major World Titles
- IBF World heavyweight title (August 2026-present; 0 defences)
Notes
- Hrgovic made history by becoming Croatia's first ever World Heavyweight Champion when he stopped previously unbeaten Moses Itauma in the 9th round to win the Vacant IBF heavyweight title on August 29, 2026.
| Preceded by: Oleksandr Usyk Vacated |
IBF Heavyweight Champion 2026 Aug 29 – present |
Succeeded by: – |