Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn spoke to iFL TV about what’s subsequent for Dave Allen. Hearn would say that Allen has already agreed to his subsequent struggle in opposition to what Hearn believes to be probably the most harmful fighter on the supplied record, and says Allen may have an amazing quantity to realize if he comes out on prime. Hearn wouldn’t particularly verify who this opponent is presently, however says it is going to make for an important struggle.
“Dave is without doubt one of the strangest males I’ve ever met…Mainly I went to Dave Allen and went ‘do you wish to struggle Jeamie TKV?’ and he’s like ‘[sigh] probably not.’ I stated, ‘effectively we’d get it for the British ‘He selected the largest puncher’: Hearn says Dave Allen needs hardest obtainable problem, he’s like ‘alright then.’
“After which like as soon as Jeamie TKV dropped the ball he comes again to me and goes ‘I wish to struggle anyone actually harmful,’ and I’m like ‘however you realize the cash’s the identical, ‘trigger your cash’s contracted now’ and he’s like ‘yeah, but when I struggle somebody actually harmful I’d practice tougher ‘trigger I’ll be scared.’
“I’m like, ‘mate, Dave, can’t you simply practice laborious anyway?’
‘No, I should be scared.’
“So I despatched him by means of an inventory of like 4 or 5 fighters…I feel these fights: Tony Yoka, Nelson Hysa the Albanian fighter, Otto Wallin — these fights are a lot simpler than the one he went for…I’ve given him an inventory of fighters, he selected the largest puncher and probably the most harmful one of many complete record.
“And he goes ‘if I beat him, what occurs?’ And I stated ‘actually, when you beat this man you’ll land Wilder, Parker, AJ, I don’t know. You’ll get a large struggle, most likely a seven-figure struggle when you win this struggle.’ And he’s like ‘I’m in.’”