Johnny Fisher and Dave Allen will each look to set things right this weekend, as they square off in a heavyweight rematch, five months after their controversial first clash.
In Saudi Arabia in December, on the undercard of Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk, Fisher survived a shock knockdown by Allen to outpoint his old friend, although most observers felt Allen had been robbed of a rightful victory.
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The scorecards ultimately read 95-94, 93-96, 95-94 in Fisher’s favour, as the “Romford Bull” stayed unbeaten. Meanwhile, the 26-year-old’s former sparring partner was left heartbroken, as he was denied the first title of his career – the WBA Intercontinental belt.
This weekend, Fisher and Allen, 33, will meet on home soil in London, as Fisher aims to turn the Copper Box into the “Copper Bosh” – as he and his father “Big John” call it – once more, following his quickfire demolition of Alen Babic in the same venue last July.
Will it be another brawl? Will Fisher erase doubts around the ceiling of his ability, or will Allen confirm the apparent superiority he showed in December? Here’s all you need to know.
When is the fight?
Fisher vs Allen 2 will take place on Saturday 17 May at the Copper Box in London. The fight card is due to begin at 7pm BST (11am PT, 1pm CT, 2pm ET), with main-event ring walks expected from 10pm BST (2pm PT, 4pm CT, 5pm ET).
How can I watch it?
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Odds
Fisher – 2/5
Allen – 16/1
Draw – 2/1
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Fight card in full (subject to change)
Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen 2 (heavyweight)
Kieron Conway vs Gerome Warburton (vacant British middleweight title)
Shannon Ryan vs Fara El Bousairi (women’s super-flyweight)
George Liddard vs Aaron Sutton (middleweight)
Jimmy Sains vs Gideon Onyenani (middleweight)
John Hedges vs Nathan Quarless (cruiserweight)
Taylor Bevan vs Juan Cruz Cacheiro (super-middleweight)
Emmanuel Buttigieg vs Novak Radulovic (middleweight)
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