Now the action pivots from Manchester to Doncaster, where local favourite Allen – AKA ‘The White Rhino’ or ‘Doncaster De La Hoya’ – is bidding to pull off a major upset and undoubtedly the biggest win of his eventful career to date.
The 34-year-old comes into his most high-profile bout to date with some momentum, having emphatically stopped the previously unbeaten Johnny Fisher in the fifth round of their rematch to avenge a controversial split-decision loss and then gone the distance with Arslanbek Makhmudov – who recently went 12 rounds with the returning Tyson Fury – before demolishing Karim Berredjem inside…
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