Johnny Fisher won a highly controversial decision over Dave Allen on Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury’s undercard.
Few gave Allen even the slimmest of chances against Fisher heading into Saturday night.
Allen sent Fisher to the deck for the first time in his careerGETTYThe undefeated prospect won the Boxing Writer’s ‘Young Boxer of the Year’ award in 2023 and had blown away his previous 12 foes.
Meanwhile, Allen had been largely written off by the boxing community following devastating defeats to David Price and Frazer Clarke.
Everything looked to be going as expected through four rounds, with Fisher controlling proceedings and landing several eye-catching shots.
But in the fifth stanza, Allen detonated a massive right hand on Fisher’s chin, which sent the young prospect tumbling to the canvas for the first time in his career.
When he regained his footing, he was caught on unsteady legs by a heavy flurry and narrowly made it out of the round.
In the proceeding rounds, Allen continued to pour on the pressure, causing damage to Fisher’s nose and ear.
To his credit, Fisher soaked up the punishment well and came back firing.
Before this weekend, Fisher had never gone beyond seven rounds.
However, he was made to work by his veteran foe.
In the tenth and final frame, the ‘Romford Bull’ bit down on his gumshield and threw hell to the wind but most felt it was too little, too late.
Fisher never gave up and showed immense grit in the face of adversityMark Robinson/MatchroomHowever, the judges gave it to Allen via split decision with scorecards, to the disbelief to the crowd, which broke out into a cacophony of boos.
talkSPORT’s Gareth A. Davies and Spencer Oliver were equally as mystified by the scoring.
“That is a disgraceful decision. Dave Allen did the better work in nearly every round,” said Davies.
Spencer Oliver chimed in: “Those scores are diabolical. I love Johnny Fisher, but the winner was Dave Allen.”
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