Dave Allen To Meet Christopher Lovejoy On Usyk-Chisora Undercard

UK fan favorite Dave Allen returns to the ring this week when he takes on the undefeated Christopher Lovejoy. The two men will meet on the undercard of this weekend’s Oleksandr Usyk-Dereck Chisora bout, which takes place in the UK inside London’s Wembley Arena.

“I’m looking forward to this fight with Chris,” Allen said.

“He’s positioned 15th with the WBA, and I’d love to take that World ranking. He’s a big, strong man, and just look at his record -He’s done what’s been asked of him in those 19 fights. There’s not much footage of him, so I don’t know really know what I’m preparing for, which adds to the intrigue, but I’m going in there to do a number on him.”

Lovejoy is not exactly a known commodity in the heavyweight ranks. This fight will be his first fight outside of Mexico, and only the second time he has fought a fighter with a winning record; it seems even Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn is not quite sure what to expect when the two men line up.

“Here we have this giant in Christopher Lovejoy that has amassed 19 wins with 19 KOs against limited opposition and has somehow found himself in the world top 15.

“The truth is, he might be an absolute beast or he may get found out but for Dave Allen, it’s a huge opportunity. There will be plenty of eyeballs on this fight, and if Dave can get the win, he will force himself into the World rankings and land a major fight in 2021. I have absolutely no idea what’s going to happen, but I’m excited to find out!”

It appears that everyone from fans to the promoter to Allen will be finding out on the night what type of fighter Lovejoy is.

Will you be checking out this fight?