Boxer Who Injured Fury Set for April 14 Fight

34-year-old Croatian boxer Agron Smakici (20-2, 18 KOs) has found a replacement for his April 14 bout in Tashkent. He will face Jakhongir Zokirov (1-0, 1 KO) from Uzbekistan. Previously on the same day, Smakici was scheduled to meet Olympic champion Bakhodir Jalolov (14-0, 14 KOs), but Jalolov has stated that he will be preparing for the Olympics in Paris.

It was Smakici who, during a sparring session with Tyson Fury, caused the British boxer an injury by splitting his eyebrow, which led to the postponement of the fight against Oleksandr Usyk from February 17 to May 18.