All the weights, running order and ringwalk times ahead of Johnny Fisher (13-0, 11 KOs) vs Dave Allen 2 (23-7-2, 18 KOs), taking place at London’s Copper Box Arena on Saturday, May 17, shown live worldwide on DAZN.
The heavyweight friends-turned-rivals run it back after Fisher’s controversial win last December needs a second look. Despite being dropped in the fifth round, 26-year-old Fisher was awarded the split decision victory, which caused uproar amongst fight fans.
The Matchroom Boxing event is titled ‘The Inquest’, as there’s many questions that require answering.
The times below are local and the main event time is approximate, as boxing events can be subject to delays.
4:45pm Live on Before the Bell
(8:45am PT / 11:45am ET)
8×2 Super-Flyweight contest
SHANNON RYAN 114.3 lbs
FARA EL BOUSAIRI 114.6 lbs
6×3 Middleweight contest
LELI BUTTIGIEG 163.6 lbs
NOVAK RADULOVIC 161.1 lbs
6×3 Super-Middleweight contest
TAYLOR BEVAN 169.8 lbs
JUAN CRUZ CACHEIRO 169.6 lbs
10×3 vacant English Cruiserweight Title
JOHN HEDGES 199.8 lbs
NATHAN QUARLESS 198.8 lbs
7pm Live on DAZN
(11am PT / 2pm ET)
10×3 Southern Area Middleweight Title
JIMMY SAINS 159.4 lbs
GIDEON ONYENANI 158.4 lbs
12×3 British & Commonwealth Middleweight Titles
KIERON CONWAY 159.7 lbs
GEROME WARBURTON 158.8 lbs
10×3 Commonwealth Silver Middleweight Title & British Middleweight Title Eliminator
GEORGE LIDDARD 159.4 lbs
AARON SUTTON 159.9 lbs
10pm Main Event
(2pm PT / 5pm ET)
10×3 WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
JOHNNY FISHER 245.5 lbs
DAVE ALLEN 265 lbs
Quotes
Johnny Fisher: “I am what I am. As much as I train to do this and that, I’m going to go toe-to-toe and there’s not much choice in that matter as that’s just the way I’m wired.
“I’ve done 10 rounds in a position where I was a bit incapacitated really, from the second round onwards, and I got caught. But I know that if I had someone in that position, they wouldn’t be getting to the 10th round. I know I can be in there, take those shots and come out firing in the final round. So, I can draw huge confidence from that, that I can be in that state and still come out swinging in the final round, it’s exciting.
“I’m well conditioned. Last time, if I’m honest, I wasn’t well conditioned because of the work I was doing ahead of the cancelled shows. Now I’ve had a replenished camp, I’ve trained diligently, and I can try and say I will do this and that, you’ve seen me box, I really only know how to have a tear-up, I’m in a better position to do that and I’m just going to absolutely let me hands go!”
Dave Allen: “This is probably the first fight I’ve ever looked forward to. I never really wanted to box, but I wanted to box more than I wanted to go to work. So I went to the boxing gym, I did alright, and before you know it I’m boxing Dillian Whyte, Luis Ortiz, and it became unenjoyable as I was boxing the best heavyweights in the world as a novice, and it got really hard, I won a few and lost a few, and I completely fell out of love with it by the time the first fight with Johnny Fisher came around.
“But something just clicked that night, I don’t know what it was. I really enjoyed the 10 rounds we had. This can’t come quick enough, and I can’t wait to get in there and box.
“I’ve lost seven times so I would be a fool to sit here and say I can’t lose. But I’ve lost to an Olympic gold medalist, two Olympic bronze medalists, two World title challengers, I’ve not lost to mugs. Johnny is a good fighter, but I think I am getting better.
“If Johnny Fisher is better than me, he wins, if I’m better than him, I win. There’s not another fella I would want to do this with, and I want to set up the trilogy, and to do that, I’ve got to win so I’m very confident of doing that.
“I think I probably win on points, which is very boring isn’t it! We’ll see how he approaches it; I would have won the first one in this shape, but he’ll be better now. I’m fitter and sharper, but he’ll be better for the experience, so I’ll do what I always do. We know that if I hit him, I can hurt him, but he’s a tough fella, a good fighter, he’ll be improved. I’m pretty confident I can do the job.”
