Qualifying match for the IBF world heavyweight title, scheduled for this coming Saturday, with the participation of Philip Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KOs) and Zhang Zhilei (23-0-1, 18 KOs) will probably be rescheduled for another day. According to unconfirmed information, the 29-year-old Croatian was forced to withdraw from the fight due to poor mental condition after the death of his father in April this year.
This fight was supposed to be one of the main events of the boxing evening organized at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas. The winner of the fight became the official contender for Oleksandr Usyk, who is the world champion according to the International Boxing Federation.
In this situation, most likely, the organizers will try to find a quick replacement for Zhilei in the rating fight, which will now be scheduled for 10 rounds, and the eliminator with Hrgovic will be postponed to a later date.
