Dave Allen says he is aware that in three rounds in his fight against the Big 6’6 ″ Arslanbek Makhmudov in their 12-round head liner next Saturday, October 11, 2025, in the Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England, could be knocked out.
Allen (24-7-2, 19 CO’s) is probably facing his best opponent in nine years since his match against Luis Ortiz on December 10, 2016. He lost the battle by a sixth round knock and was not very competitive.
Makhmudov (20-2, 19 COs) comes on June 27, 2025 with a first knockout victory over Ricardo Brown. He looked impressive and destroyed Brown with loop head shots.
Allen against Makhmudov will be displayed directly on Dazn.
Makhmudov’s power warning
“I want to get into his head about what’s on the other side of these trenches, because he’ll have to go to horrible places next Saturday,” promoter Eddie Hearn said Boxing King Media About what is in the store for Dave Allen when he overcomes Arslanbek Makhmudov.
Allen is enough psychological. I don’t think it’s going to help motivate him more than he is already by telling him about the great mansion he will be able to buy in the United Kingdom if he overcomes.
“Dave says: ‘I am very aware that I may have ended in three rounds, but I think I can win. “It’s going to be a horrible, horrific battle. But I really believe, the form he is in and the attitude in which he is, can win this battle, ‘says Hearn about Allen.
White Rhino’s Gamble
‘The White Rhino’ Allen has the push to win, but he will have to go to the body of Makhmudov to have a chance. He takes head shots well. It is the body of the 6’5 ″ Makmudov that is vulnerable.
That’s why he fell apart in his loss of Agit Kabayel. In his defeat to Guido Vianello, his left eye swollen badly from the right -hand hits he got.
Vianello was far from impressive in that battle. He fought really aggressively and was able to damage the left eye of Makhmudov early, and continued to work on the injury until the doctor’s doctor stopped the competition in the eighth time.
Last updated on 10/04/2025
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