Filip Hrgovic goes into his Doncaster contest with Dave Allen on Saturday as a significant favorite and, should the Croat win, another big fight awaits him.
Hrgovic is 19-1 (14 KOs) and has defeated Joe Joyce and David Adeleye in his two fights since his Saudi Arabia loss to Daniel Dubois in June 2024.
The Croat had considered an offer from Zuffa Boxing but, after talking to Queensberry, decided to stick with hall-of-fame promoter, Frank Warren.
And if Hrgovic comes through the 34-year-old Allen, 25-8-2 (20 KOs), Hrgovic will be in the frame to take on gifted contender Moses Itauma, who is ranked No. 5 by the IBF, No. 1 by the WBA and WBO, and three with the WBC.
Itauma’s next fight will be at London’s O2 Arena in London in August and the streaking contender is expected ringside at Queensberry’s show at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster.
Itauma is 14-0 (12 KOs) and the 21-year-old southpaw is, for many, the heavyweight champion in waiting and, in his last three fights, Itauma stopped Mike Balogun in two rounds, Dillian Whyte in one round and, in March, became the first man to stop Jermaine Franklin.
