Allen vs Price

Who won Allen vs Price?

David Price beat Dave Allen by on Saturday, July 20th, 2019, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced in favor of winner David Price.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Oscar Rivas for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Richard Riakporhe beat Chris Billam-Smith, Derek Chisora defeated Artur Szpilka, and Lawrence Okolie was victorious over Mariano Angel Gudino.

Allen vs Price stats

Back in July 2019, Dave Allen stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws, 14 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

David Price made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 19 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Allen had a slight advantage in power over Price, with a 82% knockout percentage compared to Price's 79%.

Dave Allen was the younger man by 9 years, at 27 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 5 inches over Allen. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Dave Allen and David Price fought out of an orthodox stance.

Allen was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 8 months later than Price, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, totaling 129 compared to Price's 113.

Allen vs Price form

Dave Allen had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Lucas Browne on April 20, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

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

Before that, 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.

He had beaten David Howe on May 4, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Town Hall, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Price had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Kash Ali on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Echo Arena, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tom Little on December 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sergey Kuzmin on September 22, 2018, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Stadium, London.

Before that, he had been beaten by Alexander Povetkin on March 31, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Principality Stadium, Wales.

He had won against Kamil Sokolowski on December 2, 2017, by points in the 6th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dave Allen had been fighting more than David Price.

Going into this contest, Dave Allen had last fought 3 months ago, while David Price's last outing had been 3 months and 20 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Price's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Allen vs Price start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Allen vs Price?

Allen vs Price was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by DAZN.

What were the odds on Allen vs Price?

Dave Allen was a 2/5 (-250) favorite going into the contest, while David Price made his way into the ring at 7/4 (+180) with oddsmakers.