Morrell vs Allen

Who won Morrell vs Allen?

David Morrell beat Lennox Allen by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 8th August 2020 at Microsoft Theater in California.

The scorecards were announced as 119-109, 120-108, 118-110 in favor of winner David Morrell.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 168 pounds (12 stone or 76.2 KG).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jamal James' and Thomas Dulorme's clash for the WBA Interim World Welterweight championship.

Morrell vs Allen stats

Back in August 2020, David Morrell stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 2 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Lennox Allen made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 22 wins and 1 draw, with 14 of those by knock out.

The stats suggested Morrell had a massive power advantage over Allen, boosting at 100% knock out percentage over Allen's 64%.

David Morrell was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Both David Morrell & Lennox Allen fought out of a southpaw stance.

Morrell was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 21 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 15 year and 4 months later than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 89 less professional rounds, 42 to Allen's 131.

David Morrell went into the fight ranked number 3 by the WBA at super middleweight.

Lennox Allen was ranked number 1 by the WBA in the 168lb division.

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What time did Morrell vs Allen start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Microsoft Theater, California, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Morrell vs Allen?

Morrell vs Allen was broadcast on FOX in the US.

What were the odds on Morrell vs Allen?

David Morrell was a 1/10 (-1000) favourite going into the contest, while Lennox Allen made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.