Who won Allen vs Thomas?
Lenroy Thomas beat Dave Allen by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 27th May 2017 at Bramall Lane in Sheffield.
The scorecards were announced as 112-115, 115-113, 114-115 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 loses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Lenroy Thomas made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Allen had a large advantage in power over Thomas, boosting at 73% knock out percentage over Thomas' 50%.
Dave Allen was the younger man by 7 years, at 26 years old.
Allen had a height advantage of 1 inch over Thomas. Despite this, Thomas had 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 less fights, and made his debut in 2012, 6 year and 8 months later than Thomas, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 121 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 4th March 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Lukasz Rusiewicz on 25th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Ice Arena, Hull.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Luis Ortiz on 10th December 2016 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Before that, he had lost to Dillian Whyte on 30th July 2016 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United States.
He had beat Jason Gavern on 26th March 2016 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
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Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 33/100 (-300) favourite going into the contest, while Lenroy Thomas made his way into the ring at 9/4 (+230) with oddsmakers.
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