David Allen announces next fight on Martin Murray-Gabriel Rosado bill in Liverpool on April 22

By Richard Damerell

Tuesday 28 March 2017 15:55, UK

David Allen has announced he will appear on next month's Martin Murray-Gabriel Rosado undercard and hopes to earn a place on the bumper bill at Bramall Lane.

The Doncaster heavyweight claimed his second successive knockout victory last month and is due to fight on the same night as Murray's middleweight clash with Rosado at Liverpool's Echo Arena on April 22, live on Sky Sports.

Promoter Eddie Hearn is now guiding the career of the 25-year-old, who hopes 'Project Rhino' will lead to a fight against Ian Lewison at Sheffield United's stadium, which will stage Kell Brook-Errol Spence Jr on May 27, live on Sky Sports Box Office.

"Murray-Rosado is going to be a great fight, so I'm looking forward to it," Allen told Sky Sports. "The Rhino is on tour. I'm going to make the weigh-ins fun as well from now on, I'm the full package, and will show my skills the night after.

"This going to be my last six-rounder, because I believe I'm on Bramall Lane - that's the big one. It's about 15 minutes from my house and my Dad's last professional fight was on the pitch.

"This is the end of phase two and we're going on to phase three, which will be a big fight for a title against Ian Lewison at Bramall Lane."

Allen fought twice within a space of seven days, following up his first round knockout of Lukasz Rusiewicz in Hull, with a second round knockout of David Howe at The O2, and is hoping to continue his run of swift stoppage wins.

"Liverpool is all about getting some last minute preparation," said Allen. "We're looking for a Croatian carpenter, upping it slightly, but it's about taking what we're doing in the gym and sparring into the ring, before we really go up in class in Sheffield.

"I'm touring the country, bringing excitement in all different facets of boxing. I'm knocking out European tradesman and the people are loving it. I want to keep that going in Liverpool with another big KO, then I will call out some big names for Sheffield in proper 'White Rhino' fashion.

"Lewison hasn't got my banter. He will lose in the build-up, then I will knock him spark out. After the fight, I like the fella, so I will buy him a burger and give him a cuddle."

Sam Sexton will battle Gary Cornish for the vacant British heavyweight title at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Motherwell on May 20 and Allen hopes to challenge the winner.

"The British heavyweight title is the biggest prize in British sport and it is being fought for in a leisure centre in the back and beyond in Scotland," he said.

"A farmer from Norwich and god knows what Gary Cornish does? I'm going to bring them onto a big stage on Sky Sports and take it off them."