Lennox Allen confident of a victory on return to the ring this weekend

Oct 14, 2015 Sports

By Michael Benjamin 

Following a six months hiatus, Guyana’s super middleweight and Caribbean Boxing Federation

TONING UP: Allen ‘sharpens’ up on the pads in preparation for this weekend’s battle.

(CABOFE) middleweight champion, Lennox Allen, has expressed confidence in a victory when he squares off with Hungarian, Istvan Zeller, Saturday evening, at the Eagle Bank Arena, Fairfax, Virginia USA.
The fight is Allen’s first in months when he had stepped into the ring at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut USA, to duke it out with American pugilist, Paul Gonsalves. Allen had pummeled his man into submission and forced the referee to wave the bout off midway into the 7th round. Since then fights have been hard to come by for the Guyanese but all this is about to change when he clashes with Zeller.
The Guyanese pugilist was very upbeat when he spoke with Kaieteur Sport from his Brooklyn base yesterday morning. “I have weathered the storm after experiencing poor managerial issues coupled with the unavailability of fights but those things are now behind me and I am ready to resume my career,” said Allen.
He said that he operates out of the Cops & Kids Boxing Gym in Brooklyn in the afternoons and starts his day jogging along the pavements of New York’s dusty streets to whip himself into condition. He says he feels invincible and cannot fathom a loss on Saturday night.
Indeed, Allen’s record speaks on his behalf; he has chalked up 20 fights winning 19 of them with the only blemish being a drawn decision against American, Darnell Boone, in August 2010.
Since moving over to the USA, Allen has had more than his fair share of managerial issues after signing with the Boxing 360 group and disagreeing with its style of management. He managed to separate himself from that group and said that he has opted to handle his own affairs through an agent group, Debella entertainment. “I’m managing myself; most of the managers around are far from honest and demand a hefty sum for their services and I’m not giving away 30% of my money that easily,” pronounced Allen when quizzed of his administrative set up. “I’m doing well on my own when it comes to managing me and my camp,” he further declared.
The Guyanese champion is being tutored by Aureliano Sosa and he said that he is satisfied that his trainer has his interest at heart.
Quizzed on his next move after this bout Allen said, “I want to get past this hurdle first then I’ll hold discussions with my promoter.” Nevertheless, he said that he hopes to be in the ring again soon.
Allen’s opponent is no slouch and has registered 24 wins while losing 8 fights. He has been victorious in his last 4 bouts, the most recent being a unanimous victory over his countryman, Jozsef Kormany when the two squared off last month, September 5. His knockout ratio stands at a decent 22%.