Filip Hrgovic is open facing rising heavyweight star Moses Itauma should he defeat Dave Allen on Saturday in Doncaster, England.
The 21-year-old Itauma has looked sensational in his short professional career, emphatically dispatching of the durable Jermaine Franklin inside five rounds in his last outing in March. A date of August 8 at London’s O2 Arena has been slated for Itauma’s next bout and his promoter, Frank Warren, has said that a top 10 opponent would be next for the 14-0 (12 KOs) heavyweight.
The Croatian, also promoted by Warren after resisting an an approach by Zuffa Boxing, is expected to beat Allen this weekend with relative ease. Should he do that, and stay injury free, then Hrgovic is happy to face Itauma in August.
“I’ll fight anyone, but first I must win on Saturday, hopefully without injuries, without cuts,” said Hrgovic. “Moses Itauma… that date [August 8] is soon after my fight [with Allen]. So, we’ll see what shape I’ll be in after the fight. I must win, I must look good, I must be without injuries. We’ll see, but I’m definitely open to a fight with anyone in the world.”
Allen, however, is not too keen on facing Itauma next should he defy the odds and topple Hrgovic this Saturday.
“He’s talking about Moses Itauma – If the winner is boxing Itauma then I’m not that bothered really,” joked Allen. “This is everything to me, Filip Hrgovic is my end goal. If I beat Filip Hrgovic on Saturday, I’m not interested in what comes after. Genuinely, not bothered. If I beat Filip Hrgovic I might just put my gloves down in the middle of the ring and walk away. This is it for me. This is everything to me.
“Filip Hrgovic, you are my everything. You wonderful man.”
Hrgovic then laughed and replied: “Thank you my love. I love you too.”
“This is it, this is the big one,” replied Allen. “I win this fight and people will say I can box Itauma, I can box [newly crowned WBO heavyweight champion] Daniel Dubois. This is it for me. This is the one.”
