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title: "Dave Allen Vows To Knock Heavyweight Rival ‘Spark Out’"
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published: "2023-06-03T14:47:35Z"
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# Dave Allen Vows To Knock Heavyweight Rival ‘Spark Out’

Dave Allen has made a quiet comeback to the sport of boxing, but the fan-favourite heavyweight from Doncaster is ready to step up once more.

Allen (21-5-2, 18 KOs) [announced his retirement from the sport](https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/789593/dave-allen-retires-boxing/) back in November of 2020. The then 28-year-old cited a lack of love for the sport, and it’s well known that a concussive sparring session with Oleksandr Usyk contributed to his decision.

He made a lowkey return within a year, and has built up [three wins over largely insignificant opponents](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/dave-allen-first-round-stoppage/) in terms of his biggest fights – the crowning moment of which was a body shot stoppage of Lucas Browne headlining the O2 Arena.

That could change soon, though, with him being in consideration for a shot at Fabio Wardley’s British title. The pair came face to face recently in Manchester, and Allen revealed exactly what he said.

> “Lovely to see Fabio Wardley tonight, nice to congratulate him on all his successes since I saw him last, also nice to tell him if I get my chance to fight him I have plenty left and I will be knocking him spark out, no hard feelings it’s only sport.”

Wardley (16-0, 15 KOs) has previously shown little interest in a fight with Allen, cocksure of an easy win and targetting other names.

That’s perhaps changed since the purse bid to defend his belt against Frazer Clarke was [cancelled on the part of the challenger.](https://wp.boxing-social.com/news/frazer-clarke-pulled-out-of-fabio-wardley-purse-bid-by-promoter/)

He’s now in the market for an opponent, and promoter Eddie Hearn recently told Boxing Social he was open to the fight – although did highlight that there was a danger, as proven in the past, of an unmotivated Allen showing up.

> “I think that’s a good fight … When you get this Dave Allen, it’s a good fight, when you get the other Dave Allen, it’s not. Right now we’ve got this Dave Allen.
>
> The public seem swayed. I get inundated with people telling me to give him the fight, and I get other people saying ‘I’m not sure that’s a good fight.’
>
> He’s in shape, he’s motivated, his mind’s on it – I think it will be a good fight.”

If the fight is made, it’s undoubtedly Allen’s last bite at the cherry at this level.