Dave Allen vs. Filip Hrgovic | DAZN - 16 May 2026

[MasterG]

Yup, fight week. Anyone else going to the fight?

Nice little meet up at lakeside for a few beers?

[MasterG]

Loads of tickets still available. To be fair I thought this would sell out. I thought Dave had a decent following.

I'm guessing Queensbury will be issuing free tickets in a few days for this fight. If that's the case I'll be snapping a few up for anyone who wants to go free!, well of course just pay the booking fee.

[keithmoonhangover]

Loads of tickets still available. To be fair I thought this would sell out. I thought Dave had a decent following.

I'm guessing Queensbury will be issuing free tickets in a few days for this fight. If that's the case I'll be snapping a few up for anyone who wants to go free!, well of course just pay the booking fee.

It's a horrible mismatch with a poor undercard. I think fans know Dave just isn't up to it.

[MasterG]

Told ya.



Anyone interested let me know, just 5.95 for a ticket

[Ruthless-RKO]

Full fight week event details below.

Open Workout

Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2026
Time: 3:30pm doors, 4pm start
Venue/Location: Frenchgate Shopping Centre
Address: St Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster, DN1 1SW
Entry: Media & Public

Final Press Conference

Date: Thursday, 14 May 2026
Time: 12:30pm doors, 1pm start
Venue/Location: Eco-Power Stadium
Address: Stadium Way, Doncaster DN4 5JW
Entry: Media Only

Ceremonial Weigh-in

Date: Friday, 15 May 2026
Time: 4:30pm doors, 5pm start
Venue/Location: Market Place
Address: Doncaster, DN1 1NG
Entry: Media & Public

[mickey1975]

Told ya.



Anyone interested let me know, just 5.95 for a ticket

Which website?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Told ya.



Anyone interested let me know, just 5.95 for a ticket

Which website?

https://www.ticketsforgood.com

[MasterG]

Told ya.



Anyone interested let me know, just 5.95 for a ticket

Which website?

Mick it's an NHS ticket site. If you fancy a couple let me know and I'll book them for you.

[mickey1975]

Told ya.



Anyone interested let me know, just 5.95 for a ticket

Which website?

Mick it's an NHS ticket site. If you fancy a couple let me know and I'll book them for you.

I'm undecided. I'll let you know, thank you.

[jameswilson]

Would Dubious v Allen be out of the question if Dave wins next week?

Judging by how Dave’s career has gone I think it will happen but not if he wins this weekend because he so obviously won’t.

But it will happen after he takes a beating this weekend and then wins his comeback fight against Phil Williams.

[margaret thatcher]

classic dave allen. he loses and then people talk him up for an even bigger fight

[paultom]

classic dave allen. he loses and then people talk him up for an even bigger fight

If Hrgovic is half interested in this fight Allen will get a right good hiding. Look at the right hands DD shipped in the first few rounds of their fight.

[gregregegg]

I really hate this matchup for Dave.

For one… I struggle to see Dave hurting hrg. Mabey to the body? But hard to see.

For two… Hrg is the type of guy to just thud Dave, may or may not stop him but it’s gunna be a rough night.

But I guess it’s big cash.

I prefer any of these…. Zhang, chisora, Hysa, pulev, wilder, labionot, Whyte, Ortiz, Ruiz, Otto, AJ, Fury, Teramoa even Moses… And Dave is one of the few guys that I think could get any of those fights cause for those guys he is a beatable name…

But as I said… cash.

[veriton]

It's a very strange match because the hometown hero is being served up for a beating at the hands of an uninspiring world contender.

I'll watch on TV but have no interest in seeing it live, even though it's an easy place to get to via train and even if the ticket is free.

[mickey1975]

It's a very strange match because the hometown hero is being served up for a beating at the hands of an uninspiring world contender.

I'll watch on TV but have no interest in seeing it live, even though it's an easy place to get to via train and even if the ticket is free.

Dave isn't a hometown hero. He's as big nationally as he is there. He has built all his following through social media, he doesn't have an original fan base at all. And he's not the home fighter. It's a Queensbury show.

[jameswilson]

It's a very strange match because the hometown hero is being served up for a beating at the hands of an uninspiring world contender.

I'll watch on TV but have no interest in seeing it live, even though it's an easy place to get to via train and even if the ticket is free.

Dave isn't a hometown hero. He's as big nationally as he is there. He has built all his following through social media, he doesn't have an original fan base at all. And he's not the home fighter. It's a Queensbury show.

Absolutely.

Doncaster is as neutral as it gets for Hrgovic vs Allen....

[2432157]

Given the justified criticism regarding the late stoppage of Wardley Vs Dubious, I think the referee, doctor, corner etc may err on the side of caution on Saturday and stop this quicker than the usual Dave Allen beating.

[keithmoonhangover]

Hrgovic has had a full camp for this. I can't think of anything Dave can do that will trouble him.

[Ruthless-RKO]

DAVE ALLEN: FIGHT VS. 'BAYERN MUNICH OF BOXING' HRGOVIC ISN'T MISMATCH

Dave Allen has just spent a morning on the pitch at Doncaster’s Eco-Power Stadium posing for photographs, filming interviews and promoting Saturday’s fight with Filip Hrgovic.

The laidback Allen isn’t one for hyperbole but the scale of the event seems to be dawning on him.
“I'd say it's the biggest sporting event Doncaster’s seen,” the popular heavyweight told The Ring.

Allen (25-8-2, 20 KOs) admits that he hasn’t been a regular visitor to the Eco-Power Stadium.

He grew up around a mile away from the 15,000-capacity venue and regularly runs past it but isn’t an ardent fan of either the Doncaster Rovers football team or the city’s rugby league outfit.

On Saturday night, the 34-year-old Yorkshireman will be the headline attraction.

“Hrgovic is No. 5 in the world. Rovers have never brought Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund or Bayern Munich over here,” Allen said.

“He’s the Bayern Munich of the boxing world and he's coming to fight at Donny Rovers.”

Doncaster Rovers play in League One. For those unfamiliar with the English football league ladder, that is two rungs below the Premier League.

Rather than Manchester United and Liverpool, Doncaster compete against clubs like Burton Albion and Plymouth Argyle.

A team like Doncaster Rovers would have to rely on a whole hearted defensive effort to avoid being comprehensively dismantled by one of the world’s best sides.

They would need to be supremely disciplined and organised during long, sustained spells of pressure and be ruthless and clinical with rare attacking opportunities.

They would also need to rely on a huge amount of luck.

Those all sound like pretty significant tentpoles for the game plan Allen will need to employ against Hrgovic (19-1, 14 KOs) but boxing is much, much more dangerous than a game of football and many have cited their concerns over the inconsistent Allen stepping into the ring with the world class Croatian.
“People talk about this being a dangerous fight but I boxed Luis Ortiz after 19 fights amateur and pro, with no experience at all and on two weeks notice,” Allen reasoned.

“I boxed Tony Yoka on two weeks' notice. Is this guy any better than they was at them points in their careers? I’m not sure that he is.

“I'm a better fighter now, so I don't get that. He’s a big favourite but it's not a dangerous mismatch by any means.”

In October, Allen stepped up to fringe world level and lost a 12-round decision to Arslanbek Makhmudov. Afterwards, he was genuinely disappointed.

Allen has boxed — and been beaten by — big names before but has started to understand what it takes to beat them and, more importantly, he has begun to believe that he can do it. He has thought long and hard about the 10 rounds he shared with Makhmudov and is confident that he has qualities of his own that will help him be effective against the heavyweight division’s leading lights.

“Yeah, I think I can definitely can compete at that level,” he said.

“I know he's probably a bit below Hrgovic but I can compete at that level at 50%. I'm never going to be 100% but I'm strong. I’m one of the strongest heavyweights in the world. Physical strength, toughness, cleverness. I’m not the fastest, I'm not the biggest puncher in the world but I'm clever, tough and I can look after myself.”

As always, Allen’s conditioning and preparation will be a major factor in how he fares against Hrgovic.

He believed that he was in good shape for the fight with Makhmudov but left the ring knowing that he needs to take things up another couple of notches if he is to give himself a chance of not only surviving but thriving in world class.

Fighting somebody as dangerous as Hrgovic at his hometown’s football stadium seems to have done the trick. He got straight back into the gym after a first round knockout of Karim Berredjem in February and knows that if he is to ever make an impact against one of the sport’s biggest names, he will never have a better opportunity than this weekend.

“Me and J [Jamie Moore, his trainer] had been talking since the fight [with Berredjem],” Allen said.

“He said, 'If you're going to actually do this, just get in shape one time. Just get fit one time.' They said to me, 'We know how good you are. You can beat anybody in the world' and they genuinely believe that.”

“It's pretty much like a world title eliminator, because if he wins he'll get a world title fight but if I win with the crowd I bring, there's no reason why I couldn't either, so it's a massive fight.”

[MasterG]

As poster above says, the ref will be extra careful here. Not sure how handsomely Allen is getting but cannot be more than 100k surely? Tickets are pretty cheap for this fight, I paid 50 quid and have a seat on the halfway live on the first tier.

Loads of tickets available and now free tickets on offer too.

It's not suggesting to me that there is a home town boxer on the main event at all.

Looking at the undercard it's pretty underwhelming but I'm there for the main event so I'm not fussed about that. They only thing that worries me is what to wear! Do I wear my hoodie and tee shirt under that or should I go for long sleeve jumper and brown denim jacket? Don't want to get too cold. Also is beer going to cost another £9-75 a pint?

Allen should get 5 or 6 rounds and either get stopped or pulled out. I don't think it will be a boring fight as Allen will be in his face all the time.

Hopefully 5 or 6 and get out of the football ground and back to the premier inn before 12.

[handsofstone]

If Allen has any chance of winning, he has to take advantage of Hrgovic's lulls, he showed glimpses of opening Makhmudov up, he has to do better against Hrgovic, put it right on him

[Kilburn]

If Allen has any chance of winning, he has to take advantage of Hrgovic's lulls, he showed glimpses of opening Makhmudov up, he has to do better against Hrgovic, put it right on him

This is more like it. A glimmer of hope.

Add this to the photos of Allen looking in decent shape, and we might just have ourselves a fight to look forward to on Saturday night

[forcefraser]

Big Phil gonna put a bad bayting on Allen.

After the focus on the bayting Wardley took, the odds on a backlash ultra British stoppage must be on the cards

[Glass Joe]

Win or lose Allen will probably fight moses or AJ next.

[joshj909]

Win or lose Allen will probably fight moses or AJ next.

I don't see a fight with AJ happening in any way. Only way he faces Itauma is if he wins (he won't).