David Allen (boxer)

David Allen
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 29
Wins 21
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 world heavyweight champion Lucas Browne.

Professional career

Early career

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

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.

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.

Allen vs. Thomas

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

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.

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.

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.

Allen vs. Price

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.

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." 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."

Comeback

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 record

29 fights 21 wins 6 losses
By knockout 18 4
By decision 3 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Note
28 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