Heavyweight veteran Dave Allen, who was stopped in three rounds by Filip Hrgovic earlier this month, believes the Croatian will find Moses Itauma too quick to handle when the pair meet in what is being targeted as an August 8 bout, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Allen, who experienced first-hand the power and quality of the 33-year-old Hrgovic when the Croatian headlined a Queensberry Promotions card in Doncaster, nevertheless backed the 21-year-old Itauma’s pace to be the difference-maker.
“I think Itauma might be too fast for him, just too fast. But you have to be a good one to beat him. He’s very good — better than I thought,” Allen said on his YouTube channel.
Itauma, widely regarded as Frank Warren’s prized heavyweight prospect, is coming off an emphatic fifth-round stoppage of the typically durable Jermaine Franklin in March.
His ability to explode into range from multiple angles has drawn considerable attention, though Hrgovic represents a step up from anything Itauma has faced.
