This was our preview of Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen 2 – you can click here for a full report on how ‘The White Rhino’ won via a fifth-round stoppage after a cracking fight.
Five months after their epic first meeting, we get the rematch as Johnny Fisher vs Dave Allen 2 headlines at London’s Copperbox Arena tonight (Saturday May 17).
The Copperbox becomes the ‘Copperbosh’ for one night only with 8000 Fisher fans – ‘The Romford Bull Army’ – set to pack it to the rafters and produce a spectacular atmosphere.
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Back in December these two big men fought a terrific 10-rounder on the Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury 2 undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fisher prevailed there by the narrowest of split decisions with the final scorecards 95-94, 93-96, 95-94. The acrimony afterwards was notable and it still continues today, with boxing commentator Gareth A Davies very much at the centre of the controversy.
Tonight though things should be properly settled when these two run it back at an iconic venue.
When is the fight?
The show is expected to start at 1900 local time (2000 CET, 1400 Eastern Time in the US and 1100 PST on the West Coast) tonight (Saturday May 17).
Ring walks for the Fisher vs Allen 2 main event are expected to take place around 2200 local time. That is 2300 CET, 1700 Eastern and 1400 Pacific.
TV channel and live stream
DAZN has the call for this one, wherever you are in the boxing world.
It is not a PPV show so will be free to existing subscribers.
Fisher vs Allen 2 weights
The weigh-in took place in London on Friday (May 16) and Fisher tipped the scales at 245.5lbs – just over four pounds heavier than for the first meeting.
Allen meanwhile came in at 265lbs – almost seven pounds heavier than first time round and almost 20lbs heavier than his opponent.
The odds – who is favourite?
Fisher is a 4/9 favourite to maintain his unbeaten pro record with another victory. Allen is the 5/2 underdog with the Draw an 18/1 shot.
So just like the first fight, the oddsmakers expect this one to be close.
Johnny Fisher record
The 26-year-old Fisher – known as ‘The Romford Bull’ – has a 13-0 pro record with 11 wins inside distance.
That wafer-thin verdict over Allen in their first meeting was the closest he has ever come to defeat in the paid ranks.
Dave Allen record
The 33-year-old ‘White Rhino’ from Doncaster has much more pro experience than Fisher, coming in with a record of 23-7-2.
Who is fighting on the undercard?
The undercard for Saturday night at ‘The Copperbosh’ looks like this:
Kieron Conway vs Gerome Warburton (for vacant British middleweight title)
Shannon Ryan vs Fara El Bousairi (women’s super-flyweight)
George Liddard vs Aaron Sutton (middleweight)
Jimmy Sains vs Gideon Onyenani (middleweight)
John Hedges vs Nathan Quarless (cruiserweight)
Taylor Bevan vs Juan Cruz Cacheiro (super-middleweight)
Emmanuel Buttigieg vs Novak Radulovic (middleweight)
