David Allen | |
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Born | Doncaster, England |
Other names | The White Rhino Doncaster De La Hoya |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 30 |
Wins | 22 |
Wins by, KO | 18 |
Losses | 6 |
Draws | 2 |
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 careerβ»
Early careerβ»
Allen started his professional career with a six-round points win over Rolandas Cesna in 2012.
Allen vs. Whyteβ»
After being undefeated in his first ten professional fights, he fought Dillian Whyte in July 2016 at short notice for theββvacant WBC International heavyweight title, "losing by unanimous points decision over ten rounds."
Allen vs. Ortizβ»
In December 2016, he fought undefeated Luis Ortiz (26-0) on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs. Γric Molina, losing by seventh-round stoppage.
Allen vs. Thomasβ»
He fought Lenroy Thomas in May 2017 for the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title, losing split decision over twelve rounds.
Allen vs. Thomas IIβ»
Their rematch in March 2018 was declared a technical draw after Allen suffered a bad cut over the "right eye in the first round."
Allen vs. Yokaβ»
Two fights later, Allen travelledββto Parisββto face undefeated Olympic gold medalist Tony Yoka (4-0), but was unsuccessful in a tenth-round technical knockout loss.
Allen vs. Browneβ»
The biggest win of Allen's career came in a third-round knockout of former WBA (Regular) champion Lucas Browne in April 2019.
Allen vs. Priceβ»
Allen next fought David Price in July 2019, "retiring in the tenth-round to suffer his fifth career loss."
He rebounded from the loss with a third-round knockout victory over Dorian Darch on 8 February 2020 in Sheffield.
Retirementβ»
Allen announced his retirement from boxing on 15 November 2020, stating, "The reason for me calling it a day is simple. I donβt 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." 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."
Comebackβ»
On 27 August, 2021, Allen returned from retirement to fight Andrea Pesce at the Ponds Forge Arena in Yorkshire. Allen comfortably won by technical knockout in the 2nd round.
Professional boxing recordβ»
30 fights | 22 wins | 6 losses |
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By knockout | 18 | 4 |
By decision | 4 | 2 |
Draws | 2 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Note |
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28 | Loss | 21β6β2 | Frazer Clarke | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 2 Sep 2023 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
28 | Win | 21β5β2 | Michael Bassett | TKO | 1 (6), 1:39 | 25 Feb 2023 | Hilton Hotel Portomaso, St Julian's, Malta | |
27 | Win | 20β5β2 | Milen Paunov | TKO | 2 (4), 1:33 | 19 Mar 2022 | Hilton Hotel, Newcastle, England | |
26 | Win | 19β5β2 | Andrea Pesce | TKO | 2 (4), 2:10 | 27 Aug 2021 | Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England | |
25 | Win | 18β5β2 | Dorian Darch | KO | 3 (6), 0:53 | 8 Feb 2020 | FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield, England | |
24 | Loss | 17β5β2 | David Price | RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 20 Jul 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For vacant WBA Continental heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 17β4β2 | Lucas Browne | KO | 3 (12), 0:58 | 20 Apr 2019 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
22 | Win | 16β4β2 | Ariel Bracamonte | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 10 Nov 2018 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
21 | Win | 15β4β2 | Samir Nebo | KO | 1 (10), 1:05 | 13 Oct 2018 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | |
20 | Win | 14β4β2 | Nick Webb | KO | 4 (10), 2:59 | 28 Jul 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
19 | Loss | 13β4β2 | Tony Yoka | TKO | 10 (10), 0:43 | 23 Jun 2018 | Palais des Sports, Paris, France | |
18 | Win | 13β3β2 | David Howe | TKO | 4 (4), 2:40 | 4 May 2018 | Town Hall, Walsall, England | |
17 | Draw | 12β3β2 | 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 | 12β3β1 | Tom Dallas | TKO | 3 (4), 0:37 | 22 Jul 2017 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
15 | Loss | 11β3β1 | Lenroy Thomas | SD | 12 | 27 May 2017 | Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England | For vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 11β2β1 | David Howe | KO | 2 (6), 2:24 | 4 Mar 2017 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
13 | Win | 10β2β1 | Lukasz Rusiewicz | TKO | 1 (6), 0:31 | 25 Feb 2017 | Hull Arena, Hull, England | |
12 | Loss | 9β2β1 | Luis Ortiz | TKO | 7 (8), 2:59 | 10 Dec 2016 | Manchester Arena, Manchester, England | |
11 | Loss | 9β1β1 | Dillian Whyte | UD | 10 | 30 Jul 2016 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | For vacant WBC International heavyweight title |
10 | Win | 9β0β1 | Jason Gavern | RTD | 4 (8), 3:00 | 26 Mar 2016 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
9 | Win | 8β0β1 | Fabrice Aurieng | PTS | 6 | 24 Oct 2015 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
8 | Win | 7β0β1 | Jindrich Velecky | TKO | 3 (4), 2:28 | 29 Aug 2015 | Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England | |
7 | Win | 6β0β1 | Larry Olubamiwo | RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 7 Jun 2014 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | |
6 | Draw | 5β0β1 | Plamen Nikolov | PTS | 4 | 29 Mar 2014 | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England | |
5 | Win | 5β0 | Moses Matovu | PTS | 4 | 2 Mar 2014 | Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England | |
4 | Win | 4β0 | Oliver Nagy | TKO | 1 (4), 0:45 | 19 Oct 2013 | Rainton Meadows Arena, Houghton-le-Spring, England | |
3 | Win | 3β0 | Deyan Mihailov | TKO | 1 (4), 2:45 | 27 Apr 2013 | Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England | |
2 | Win | 2β0 | Laszlo Peczeli | TKO | 1 (6), 0:55 | 2 Mar 2013 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England | |
1 | Win | 1β0 | Rolandas Cesna | PTS | 6 | 8 Dec 2012 | Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield, England |
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
β», Allen made his professional bow and went the distance with Rolandas Cesna inside a Doncaster small hall.
- ^ Foster, Elliot (10 July 2016). "David Allen To Dillian Whyte: 3 Weeks Notice? No F***s Given!". BoxingScene. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Horan, Matt (31 July 2016). "Dillian Whyte beats David Allen to WBC International heavyweight title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Slater, James (27 May 2017). "Lenroy Thomas wins close 12 round decision over David Allen". East Side Boxing. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ Foster, Elliot (3 March 2018). "Lenroy Thomas vs. Dave Allen Stopped in One After Head Clash". BoxingScene. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Tony Yoka stops Dave Allen β Results β Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "David Allen beats Australia's Lucas Browne for biggest win of career". BBC Sport. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Foster, Elliot (24 July 2019). "David Price turns back clock with Dave Allen schooling". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "David Allen Plans To Fight Again, Wants Low Level Bouts To Start". BoxingScene.com. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "David Allen confirms return to boxing after announcing retirement in November". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Allen vs Pesce - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
External linksβ»
Boxing record for David Allen from BoxRec (registration required)
David Allen - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live
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