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Dave Allen breathes new life into his career with knockout win over Lucas Browne


Dave Allen breathed new life into his career by knocking out Lucas Browne.

After a slow start, the fans’ favourite dropped the Australian a minute into the third round with a sickening body shot.

Browne signalled to his corner that he would not recover and the fight was waved off.

Allen had appeared tense in the opening round as Browne made the brighter start.

The popular heavyweight had whipped himself into shape under new trainer Darren Barker.

But he continued to ship more punishment than he was dishing out in the second session.

The tide turned in the third round however as Allen crashed a left hook into Browne’s midriff to leave the 40-year-old crumpled on the canvas.

Allen breathed new life into his career

Allen was celebrating long before the referee reached the end of his count but there was no rousing Browne.

The Aussie needed oxygen when he was finally returned to his stool but was soon back on his feet.

Allen said: “I needed to win, I had to win. I beat a former heavyweight champion at The O2.

“He’s a very good boxer, his boxing skills are underrated but I slowed him down to my pace and knocked him out.

“I need big fights, I need Darren Barker by my side, that’s what I need.

“We’re on a fantastic ride and we’re going to keep rolling on.”

Allen landed a crushing body shot

On the undercard, Dereck Chisora laboured to a points victory over Senad Gashi.

Chisora had a three-stone weight advantage but was wobbled by the visitor in the third round.

Fighting for the first time since he was knocked out by Dillian Whyte last December, Chisora was frustrated by Gashi’s back-pedalling

The German was reluctant to engage throughout and seemed content just to hear the final bell.

Earlier, Joe Cordina impressed with a sixth-round stoppage of Andy Townend while Josh Kelly dropped Przemyslaw Runowski three times en-route to a points win.





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