Allen vs Hrgovic

Who won Allen vs Hrgovic?

Filip Hrgovic beat Dave Allen by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, May 16th, 2026, at Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Also on the undercard Louie O’Doherty was victorious over Ahmed Hatim for the BBBOC British Lightweight and CBC Commonwealth Lightweight championship, Michael Gomez Jnr beat Lee McGregor, and Carl Fail defeated Dean Sutherland.

Allen vs Hrgovic stats

Dave Allen stepped into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws.

Filip Hrgovic made his way to the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Dave Allen was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Hrgovic had a height advantage of 3 inches over Allen. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Dave Allen and Filip Hrgovic fought out of an orthodox stance.

Allen was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Hrgovic, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 55 more professional rounds, totaling 160 compared to Hrgovic's 105.

Filip Hrgovic was ranked number 6 by the WBA, 5 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF in the Heavyweight division.

Allen vs Hrgovic form

Dave Allen had stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Karim Berredjem on February 21, 2026, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Arslanbek Makhmudov on October 11, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Johnny Fisher on May 17, 2025, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Johnny Fisher on December 21, 2024, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had been beaten by Frazer Clarke on September 2, 2023, by split decision in the 6th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Hrgovic had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Adeleye on August 16, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Joe Joyce on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Daniel Dubois on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Before that, he had beaten Mark de Mori on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

He had defeated Demsey McKean on August 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 12th round at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dave Allen had been fighting more than Filip Hrgovic.

Going into this contest, Dave Allen had last fought 2 months and 25 days ago, while Filip Hrgovic's last outing had been 9 months ago.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Allen vs Hrgovic start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM BST at Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster, United Kingdom, which was 4:45 PM EST or 1:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Allen vs Hrgovic?

The DAZN show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 7:00 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Allen vs Hrgovic?

Dave Allen was a 9/2 (+450) underdog going into the contest, while Filip Hrgovic made his way into the ring at 3/25 (-830) with oddsmakers.