On April 14th, the IBF ordered Frank Sanchez and Filip Hrgovic to begin negotiations for a bout that would determine the IBF's #1 ranking in the heavyweight division. The IBF reports that an agreement has not yet been  reached. The IBF has therefore scheduled a purse bid for Thursday, May 15th. Hrgovic is coming off a win over Joe Joyce, while Sanchez lost his last major fight to Agit Kabayel but returned with a very low-level win over Ramon Olivas Echevarria in February. The IBF heavyweight championship is currently held by Daniel Dubois. In July, Dubois will face Oleksandr Usyk, the holder of the other three major heavyweight titles as well as the generally recognized world heavyweight champion. Usyk defeated Dubois in 2023.