Allen vs Darch

Who won Allen vs Darch?

Dave Allen beat Dorian Darch by knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, February 8th, 2020, at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 6 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Kell Brook beating Mark DeLuca. Also on the undercard Terri Harper beat Eva Wahlstrom, and Kid Galahad defeated Claudio Marrero.

Allen vs Darch stats

Back in February 2020, Dave Allen stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 5 losses, and 2 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Dorian Darch made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 1 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Allen had a massive power advantage over Darch, boasting a 82% knockout percentage compared to Darch's 8%.

Dave Allen was the younger man by 8 years, at 28 years old.

Allen had a height advantage of 3 inches over Darch.

Both Dave Allen and Dorian Darch fought out of an orthodox stance.

Allen's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Darch's, having had the same amount of fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 4 months later than Darch, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Darch's 87.

Allen vs Darch form

Dave Allen had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to David Price on July 20, 2019, by in the 10th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Lucas Browne on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Samir Nebo on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Metro Radio Arena, Tyne and Wear.

Before that, he had won against Nick Webb on July 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Tony Yoka on June 23, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Dome de Paris-Palais des Sports, Paris, France.

Activity check

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

Darch's last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What time did Allen vs Darch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM GMT at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom, which was 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America.

What were the odds on Allen vs Darch?

Dave Allen was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Dorian Darch made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.