Allen vs Thomas

Who won Allen vs Thomas?

Lenroy Thomas beat Dave Allen by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 27th, 2017, at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 115-113, 115-114 in favor of winner Lenroy Thomas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Allen vs Thomas stats

Back in May 2017, Dave Allen stepped into the ring with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses, and 1  draw, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Lenroy Thomas made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Allen had a large advantage in power over Thomas, boasting a 73% knockout percentage compared to Thomas' 50%.

Dave Allen was the younger man by 7 years, at 25 years old.

Allen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Thomas. Despite this, Thomas had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Dave Allen fought out of the orthodox stance, while Lenroy Thomas was a southpaw.

Allen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 years and 8 months later than Thomas, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, totaling 144 compared to Thomas' 115.

Allen vs Thomas form

Dave Allen had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against David Howe on March 4, 2017, by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Lukasz Rusiewicz on February 25, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Ice Arena, Hull.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on December 10, 2016, by technical knockout in the 7th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United States.

He had beaten Jason Gavern on March 26, 2016, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Activity check

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 1 day, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Who broadcast Allen vs Thomas?

Allen vs Thomas was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Allen vs Thomas?

Dave Allen was a 3/10 (-330) favorite going into the contest, while Lenroy Thomas made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.