{"id":8177,"date":"2024-12-15T22:29:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/fury-vs-usyk-2-dave-allen-ready-for-test-with-british-heavyweight-rival-johnny-fisher-test\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T22:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T22:29:56","slug":"fury-vs-usyk-2-dave-allen-ready-for-test-with-british-heavyweight-rival-johnny-fisher-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/fury-vs-usyk-2-dave-allen-ready-for-test-with-british-heavyweight-rival-johnny-fisher-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Fury vs Usyk 2: Dave Allen ready for test with British heavyweight rival Johnny Fisher test"},"content":{"rendered":"


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“I don’t want to live a life of regret,” says Dave Allen. “I want to know how good I am.”<\/b><\/p>\n

Twelve years on from his professional debut in December 2012, the 32-year-old heavyweight is taking on one of his toughest challenges yet in highly-rated British prospect Johnny Fisher.<\/p>\n

After a devastating loss to Olympic bronze medallist Frazer Clarke in September 2023, it was tough to see what the future held for Allen.<\/p>\n

But victory over Fisher, who has won all his 12 fights, on 21 December in Saudi Arabia – on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk’s rematch with Tyson Fury – could revive the Yorkshireman’s career again.<\/p>\n

And not for the first time. <\/p>\n

Allen has suffered defeats to top contenders like Dillian Whyte and Luis Ortiz, but upset Lucas Browne,<\/a> who briefly held the WBA Regular title before failing a drug test.<\/p>\n

“I fell short at the top level which I don’t mind saying,” he told BBC Sport. “I beat a former champion [in Browne] but he was past his best so I never knew how good I was.<\/p>\n

“With Fisher I think the best version of me can beat this fella because he’s only a baby.”<\/p>\n

With 31 fights under his belt, including 23 wins and six tough losses, Allen revealed what motivated him to carry on after starting his career with a six-round points win over Rolandas Cesna.<\/p>\n

“It comes down to having no regrets,” he added. “People talk about money and all the rest of it, but my life is alright, I’m sound, I don’t need to box, I can go and do other things. <\/p>\n

“My old man is 66, he used to be a boxer and I know he’s riddled with regret. <\/p>\n

“I didn’t want to do that. I’d rather go and if I get beat then I know I wasn’t good enough.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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