Dave Allen and Thomas Carty had a stage as big as they could have possibly imagined for their heavyweight fight this past Saturday. More than 83,000 Irish fans were in their seats at Dublin’s iconic stadium, Croke Park, to watch the popular Brit Allen and local favorite Carty lock horns as a precursor to Katie Taylor’s retirement fight.
But just 80 seconds into Round 1, Carty tumbled through the ropes and out of the ring in a bizarre scene, forcing their bout to be prematurely cut short and declared a no-contest.
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Both men reflected on the wild ending on Uncrowned’s “The Ariel Helwani Show” Tuesday.
“I did get clipped in the back of…
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