David Allen (boxer)

David Allen
Born (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 32)
Doncaster, England
Other namesThe White Rhino[1]
Doncaster De La Hoya[1]
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach75 in (191 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins23
Wins by KO18
Losses7
Draws2

David Allen is a British professional boxer. He has challenged twice for the Commonwealth heavyweight title in 2017 and 2018. He holds a notable win over former WBA regular title holder Lucas Browne.

Professional career

Early career

Allen started his professional career with a six-round points win over Rolandas Cesna in 2012.[2]

Allen vs. Whyte

After being undefeated in his first ten professional fights, he fought Dillian Whyte in July 2016 at short notice for the vacant WBC International heavyweight title, losing by unanimous points decision over ten rounds.[3][4]

Allen vs. Ortiz

In December 2016, he fought undefeated Luis Ortiz (26-0) on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Éric Molina, losing by seventh-round stoppage.[5]

Allen vs. Thomas

He fought Lenroy Thomas in May 2017 for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title, losing a split decision over twelve rounds.[6]

Allen vs. Thomas II

Their rematch in March 2018 was declared a technical draw after Allen suffered a bad cut over the right eye in the first round.[7]

Allen vs. Yoka

Two fights later, Allen travelled to Paris to face undefeated Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka (4-0), but was unsuccessful in a tenth-round technical knockout loss.[8]

Allen vs. Browne

The biggest win of Allen's career came in a third-round knockout of former WBA (Regular) champion Lucas Browne in April 2019.[9][10]

Allen vs. Price

Allen next fought David Price in July 2019, retiring in the tenth-round to suffer his fifth career loss.[11][12]

Allen vs. Darch

He rebounded from the loss with a third-round knockout victory over Dorian Darch on 8 February 2020 in Sheffield.[13][14]

Retirement

Allen announced his retirement from boxing on 15 November 2020, stating, "The reason for me calling it a day is simple. I don’t want to get punched anymore. Long gone are the days of the kid from Donny who wants to fight. All I want now is a nice quiet life with a wife and some kids. Healthy and happy getting nice and fat."[15] However, in April 2021, he revealed via social media that he plans to return to boxing, saying, ""I had a meeting today and what I wanted was, I wanted to come back and box, but I want to come back at a low level. I want to enjoy my boxing, I want to win titles, whatever titles they may be. I will be boxing again but I won't be coming back and boxing Alen Babic and Fabio Wardley for at least 12 months. I just want to come back and enjoy boxing."[16][17]

Comeback

On 27 August, 2021, Allen returned from retirement to fight Andrea Pesce at the Ponds Forge Arena in Yorkshire. Allen won by technical knockout in the second round.[18]

Allen vs. Fisher

Allen lost to Johnny Fisher via split decision on 21 December 2024, at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the undercard for the heavyweight world title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. Two of the ringside judges scored the fight 95-94 for Fisher while the third had it 96-93 in Allen's favour.[19][20]

Professional boxing record

32 fights 23 wins 7 losses
By knockout 18 4
By decision 5 3
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Note
32 Loss 23–7–2 Johnny Fisher SD 10 21 Dec 2024 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia For vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title
31 Win 23–6–2 Amine Boucetta PTS 4 13 Jul 2024 Skate Central, Sheffield, England
30 Win 22–6–2 Jake Darnell PTS 4 6 Apr 2024 Skate Central, Sheffield, England
29 Loss 21–6–2 Frazer Clarke RTD 6 (10), 3:00 2 Sep 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
28 Win 21–5–2 Michael Bassett TKO 1 (6), 1:39 25 Feb 2023 Hilton Hotel Portomaso, St Julian's, Malta
27 Win 20–5–2 Milen Paunov TKO 2 (4), 1:33 19 Mar 2022 Hilton Hotel, Newcastle, England
26 Win 19–5–2 Andrea Pesce TKO 2 (4), 2:10 27 Aug 2021 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
25 Win 18–5–2 Dorian Darch KO 3 (6), 0:53 8 Feb 2020 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England
24 Loss 17–5–2 David Price RTD 10 (12), 3:00 20 Jul 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England For vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title
23 Win 17–4–2 Lucas Browne KO 3 (12), 0:58 20 Apr 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
22 Win 16–4–2 Ariel Bracamonte RTD 7 (10), 3:00 10 Nov 2018 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
21 Win 15–4–2 Samir Nebo KO 1 (10), 1:05 13 Oct 2018 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
20 Win 14–4–2 Nick Webb KO 4 (10), 2:59 28 Jul 2018 The O2 Arena, London, England
19 Loss 13–4–2 Tony Yoka TKO 10 (10), 0:43 23 Jun 2018 Palais des Sports, Paris, France
18 Win 13–3–2 David Howe TKO 4 (4), 2:40 4 May 2018 Town Hall, Walsall, England
17 Draw 12–3–2 Lenroy Thomas TD 1 (12), 2:18 3 Mar 2018 FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England For Commonwealth heavyweight title;
Fight stopped after Allen suffered an accidental cut.
16 Win 12–3–1 Tom Dallas TKO 3 (4), 0:37 22 Jul 2017 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
15 Loss 11–3–1 Lenroy Thomas SD 12 27 May 2017 Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England For vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title
14 Win 11–2–1 David Howe KO 2 (6), 2:24 4 Mar 2017 The O2 Arena, London, England
13 Win 10–2–1 Lukasz Rusiewicz TKO 1 (6), 0:31 25 Feb 2017 Hull Arena, Hull, England
12 Loss 9–2–1 Luis Ortiz TKO 7 (8), 2:59 10 Dec 2016 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
11 Loss 9–1–1 Dillian Whyte UD 10 30 Jul 2016 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England For vacant WBC International heavyweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Jason Gavern RTD 4 (8), 3:00 26 Mar 2016 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
9 Win 8–0–1 Fabrice Aurieng PTS 6 24 Oct 2015 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
8 Win 7–0–1 Jindrich Velecky TKO 3 (4), 2:28 29 Aug 2015 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
7 Win 6–0–1 Larry Olubamiwo RTD 2 (6), 3:00 7 Jun 2014 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
6 Draw 5–0–1 Plamen Nikolov PTS 4 29 Mar 2014 Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England
5 Win 5–0 Moses Matovu PTS 4 2 Mar 2014 Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England
4 Win 4–0 Oliver Nagy TKO 1 (4), 0:45 19 Oct 2013 Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England
3 Win 3–0 Deyan Mihailov TKO 1 (4), 2:45 27 Apr 2013 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England
2 Win 2–0 Laszlo Peczeli TKO 1 (6), 0:55 2 Mar 2013 Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England
1 Win 1–0 Rolandas Cesna PTS 6 8 Dec 2012 Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England

References

  1. ^ a b Terry, Dylan (18 April 2019). "Dave Allen needs you to love him - but now is his chance to be more than a likeable loser". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  2. ^ Walker, Chris (15 July 2019). "Whyte vs Rivas: David Allen tried to provoke David Price in the past but now is ready to settle rivalry". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 August 2019. [In 2012], Allen made his professional bow and went the distance with Rolandas Cesna inside a Doncaster small hall.
  3. ^ Foster, Elliot (10 July 2016). "David Allen To Dillian Whyte: 3 Weeks Notice? No F***s Given!". BoxingScene. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ Horan, Matt (31 July 2016). "Dillian Whyte beats David Allen to WBC International heavyweight title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Joshua vs Molina: Luis Ortiz stopped David Allen to stay on course for a world title fight | Boxing News | Sky Sports". 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ Slater, James (27 May 2017). "Lenroy Thomas wins close 12 round decision over David Allen". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  7. ^ Foster, Elliot (3 March 2018). "Lenroy Thomas vs. Dave Allen Stopped in One After Head Clash". BoxingScene. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Tony Yoka stops Dave Allen – Results ⋆ Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ "David Allen beats Australia's Lucas Browne for biggest win of career". BBC Sport. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ Davies, Gareth A (21 April 2019). "Dave Allen takes finest win of his career in KO defeat of Lucas Browne". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. ^ Mogan, Tony (20 July 2019). "David Price rolls back the years to secure huge win over Dave Allen in London". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  12. ^ Foster, Elliot (24 July 2019). "David Price turns back clock with Dave Allen schooling". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  13. ^ "RESULTS: Dave Allen Scores Impressive KO Over Dorian Darch". Boxing News 24/7. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Brook vs DeLuca: Dave Allen knocks out Dorian Darch". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  15. ^ "'I don't want to get punched anymore' - Dave Allen, 28, in shock retirement". World Boxing News. 15 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  16. ^ "David Allen Plans To Fight Again, Wants Low Level Bouts To Start". BoxingScene.com. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  17. ^ "David Allen confirms return to boxing after announcing retirement in November". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  18. ^ "Allen vs Pesce - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Floored Johnny Fisher survives Dave Allen with controversial win". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  20. ^ "Usyk vs Fury 2: David Allen drops Johnny Fisher only to lose contentious split decision on undercard". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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