The subplot going into the May 16th Heavyweight bout between contender Filip Hrgovic and veteran Dave Allen centered on which fighter would be able to make a strong argument as a potential future challenger for a piece of the World Heavyweight championship. It made things more poignant that by coincidence that this bout was sandwiched between two World Heavyweight championship bouts taking place during the month of May 2026 making it an unofficial month of the Heavyweights.
Despite the atmosphere of this bout headlining a card at Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, England, the action inside the ring when the two combatants squared off, the atmosphere did not match what took place as Hrgovic systematical walked the always “Game" Allen down using his longer reach to keep him at distance and unable to land anything of significance. The one sided affair was halted when Allen’s corner threw in the towel to prevent their fighter from further punishment as Allen continued to batter him with hard thudding right hands, before there was a knockdown.
Unfortunately there is not much one can say here other than Filip Hrgovic simply went about his business in a workmanlike fashion and got the stoppage over a "Game,” but overmatched opponent. In terms of what this might mean for Hrgovic moving forward, a win is a win and he did get the stoppage, which is about all you can ask of a fighter though this was absent of highlights that some fans might use to justify an argument for him as being on the short list of potential challengers. It does, however, set up some interesting possibilities for Hrgovic to continue to make his case.
One such possibility could be to face the winner of next weekend’s bout between contenders Richard Torrez and Frank Sanchez, which is taking place on the undercard of Olekaandr Usuk's WBC World Heavyweight title defense against former World Heavyweight Kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven. Another possibility that could be more appealing could be an encounter between Hrgovic and undefeated top contender Moses Itauma. If Hrgovic can win against either potential opponent, it is definitely not out of the realm of possibility that Hrgovic could be in line for a title shot either by the end of this year or early 2027.
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