Big Croat Filip Hrovic remains the frontrunner to faces Moses Itauma in August.
Hrgovic battered Dave Allen in Doncaster, stopping the Englishman in three rounds, on May 16 and it was believed that outcome would rubberstamp Hrgovic as the man most likely to face the touted southpaw Itauma next.
Hrgovic, 33, improved to 20-1 (15 KOs) with the win, with the lone loss coming to Daniel Dubois in eight rounds in 2024.
Itauma is now 14-0 (12 KOs). Born in Slovakia and fighting out of Chatham, Kent, the gifted left hander swept through veteran Jermaine Franklin in March, halting the American in five rounds.
A source told BoxingScene that Itauma and Hrgovic will likely meet on August 8 at London’s O2 Arena.
Hrgovic, who like Itauma is promoted by Queensberry, is a marked step up again for Itauma, who has been pegged as the future of the division.