Filip Hrgovic has faced many of the premier heavyweight boxers during his rise to the top, but one former foe particularly stood out to him.

Despite facing contenders like Joe Joyce , Daniel Dubois, and Zhilei Zhang, Hrgovic will never forget the shots he took from David Adeleye.

Hrgovic is coming off a 10-round unanimous decision win over Adeleye ahead of his main event bout with David Allen. He still praises the London native as the hardest puncher he has ever faced over Dubois, Zhang and Joyce.

"[David Adeleye] gave me the hardest punch I've ever received in my career," Hrgovic said, via DAZN. "He punched harder than Zhang, than Dubois, than anyone I faced... He got power.…