Filip Hrgovic Batters Dave Allen In Doncaster

Round two followed the same pattern. Hrgovic continued pumping out hard jabs while landing chopping right hands and short hooks on the inside. Allen spent much of the round pinned along the ropes as Hrgovic steadily broke him down with body work and combinations upstairs. By the end of the round, Allen was already absorbing heavy punishment without offering much resistance offensively.

Hrgovic closed the show in the third. A hard body shot early in the round immediately put Allen back under pressure before Hrgovic doubled up with hooks to the body and head. Allen was soon trapped along the ropes again as Hrgovic unloaded a series of clean power shots, including right hands and hooks that left Allen badly hurt.

Seeing Allen taking sustained punishment with little chance of turning the fight around, Moore stepped in and threw in the towel to halt the contest.

The win gives Hrgovic a needed rebound performance after his stoppage loss to Daniel Dubois last year. Allen entered the fight riding a late-career revival run, but the gulf in size, speed, and power quickly became clear once the opening round began.

“What he did was he found himself a future. I’ll be honest with you. Tonight, we knew it was going to be tough, but what tonight did was that his family will be secure forever,” said promoter Eddie Hearn to DAZN Boxing. “What Allen has done in the last year was all about making sure that whatever Dave Allen does in the future, he can live with a smile on his face.”