World Boxing News presents the Doncaster scorecard as David Allen takes on Filip Hrgovic in a heavyweight clash at the Keepmoat Stadium.

British heavyweight David Allen returns tonight in front of the home crowd against a former world title challenger Filip Hrgovic in a hazardous fight at the crossroads.

Allen looks to continue his Cinderella story as Hrgovic tries to force his way into the heavyweight title fight after recovering from the first defeat of his career.

A win for Allen would be the biggest win of his career, while Hrgovic knows another defeat could severely damage his hopes of returning to world-class competition.

WBN provides the live scoreboard for the competition below, as well as live results throughout the night.

Allen vs. Hrgovic scorecard

David Allen vs. Filip Hrgovic fight

Announcement

Allen enters the fight looking to build on recent victories and secure a unique win of his heavyweight career against one of the most hazardous fighters in the division.

Hrgovic arrives with a 19-1 record and knows a victory will take him back to the world title after losing to Daniel Dubois.

The heavyweight clash will headline the Queensberry Promotions event in Doncaster and will be of huge importance for both fighters in the second half of 2026.

The Allen vs Hrgovic match result will continue and live coverage will be available on World Boxing News.

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After previously training Nonito Donaire, Robert Garcia wondered how his current protégé, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, would fare against the minor league legend.

Donaire became a multi-division world champion under Garcia’s tutelage, having previously remained undefeated at the highest level lost to Guillermo Rigondeaux in 2013.

The Filipino then had a few featherweight fights before dropping back down to 118 pounds in 2019 to face Naoya Inoue.

Their invigorating encounter ultimately resulted in Inoue winning by unanimous decision, while the 2022 rematch ended with Donaire losing in the second round.

Still fighting at 43, “The Filipino Flash” is considered one of the all-time bantamweight greatest, and “Bam” Rodriguez hopes to become a three-division world champion in his next fight.

The 26-year-old will face Antonio Vargas, the WBA champion, on June 13, after the unification of the super flyweight division after successive breaks in the fights against Phumelela Cafu and Fernando Martinez.

A win could then put him in an undisputed super bantamweight clash with Inoue, who, like “Bam,” is widely considered a top pound-for-pound star.

As for a prime-to-prime matchup with Donaire, tops Coach Garcia told The Spit Bucket Podcast thisalthough Rodriguez still has time to prove him wrong, he would have to favor his former fighter.

“Bam loves Nonito – his favorite Nonito fighter – and Bam may not like it, but I think I would choose Nonito.

“Bam has at least three to four years left in his career. There is still so much to show, that he will do, that he will achieve.

“Nonita, thanks to me, we have achieved a lot.”

Garcia recalls Donaire’s second-round finish over Fernando Montiel in 2011 as a particularly memorable moment, while expecting “Bam” to find similar success in his career.

David Benavidez’s move up to heavyweight no longer sounds like a fantasy after trainer Robert Garcia openly predicted victories over Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder while discussing Benavidez’s future following his dominant win over Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez.

Robert said Benavidez already has the style and hand speed to cause trouble for boxing’s biggest names if he ultimately decides to move up.

“I think Benavidez beats all three,” Garcia told Fino Boxing as Fury, Joshua and Wilder were raised as potential future opponents. “They are ponderous compared to Benavidez. They won’t even have a chance to throw a punch. Before Ben hits them 20 times.”

Garcia admitted that Fury would still have the hardest task due to his size, but he still supported Benavidez, who was going to break him with a powerful punch.

“I think the hardest one would have to be Fury because the weight is hefty. It’s challenging,” Garcia said. “But even then, if he has his hand on Benavidez, Benavidez will throw those 20-punch combinations to the body and that’s it. That’s it.”

Robert’s comments came after Benavidez stopped Ramirez in a performance that sparked debate about how far the undefeated star can go after already winning the super middleweight and cruiserweight titles. Garcia said he still wants Benavidez to spend more time at cruiserweight before making the full move to heavyweight.

“I think he could fight at heavyweight,” Garcia said. “But I would say two years, a year and a half, three more cruiserweight fights and then I’ll move up to heavyweight.”

Garcia also mentioned Andy Ruiz Jr., Richard Torrez Jr., Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev as potential future opponents when discussing Benavidez’s future path.

Tomek Galm is a boxing journalist covering the global fight landscape since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, industry trends and fighter psychology.

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Last updated: 16/05/2026 at 10:12