Dave Allen (boxer)

David Allen (born 21 March 1992) 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 world heavyweight champion Lucas Browne.

Dave Allen
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The White Rhino^[1] Doncaster De La Hoya^[1]
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Nationality	British
Born	(1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 30) Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	27
Wins	20
Wins by KO	17
Losses	5
Draws	2

Professional career

Allen vs. Cesna

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.

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."^[13] 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."^[14][15]

Allen vs. Pesce

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.^[16]

Professional boxing record

27 fights	20 wins	5 losses
By knockout	17	3
By decision	3	2
Draws	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Note
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. 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. . web.archive.org. 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. "'I don't want to get punched anymore' - Dave Allen, 28, in shock retirement". World Boxing News. 15 November 2020. from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
14. "David Allen Plans To Fight Again, Wants Low Level Bouts To Start". BoxingScene.com. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
15. "David Allen confirms return to boxing after announcing retirement in November". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
16. "Allen vs Pesce - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

External links

Boxing record for Dave Allen from BoxRec (registration required)

David Allen - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live