Sheffield Arena witnessed a major upset some time ago: the Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov outpointed David Allen to secure the regional WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title. In front of a home crowd, Allen gave his all, but it wasn’t enough as Makhmudov punished him throughout the rounds. As reports from the Matchroom card filtered in, fans wasted no time sharing their viewpoints.

David Allen entered the fight following a successful outing against Johnny Fisher. Their first meeting on the Usyk–Fury 2 undercard resulted in a split-decision loss for Allen. However, putting the past behind him, he knocked out Fisher when they met again five months later. Arslanbek Makhmudov , on the other hand, came through similar circumstances. Two years ago, he suffered his first career loss to the now

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