As the sweat soaked Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen wrapped up his final sparring session on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, he barked at his coach, “I’m in the best shape of my life!”
The chiseled undefeated super middleweight will look to put himself in a position for another 168-pound title when he faces Cuban/American, David Morrell in a 12-round bout for the interim WBA title in Los Angeles, California on Saturday.
The prized fighter who turned 35 last month told Stabroek Sport yesterday that training camp has gone really well despite the current pandemic and he is in a confident mood as the clock ticks down to his career-defining fight in five days.
Victory for the Brooklyn based Guyanese, nicknamed ‘Too Sharp’, will propel him into the number one contender spot for a world title bout.
The six-foot, one-inch southpaw admitted it had been a long training camp but he said: “David is a serious fighter and I’ve prepared thoroughly.”
Morrell is undefeated in his two professional bouts, both via the KO route.
Allen, the former WBA Gold belt title holder though is in his best shape for the momentous bout in which he puts his undefeated 23-fight career on the line.
“Normally at this stage I’m 184-185, when I weighed yesterday I was 173, that’s kind of good for me since I won’t have to stress about making weight on fight week. Allen added “I want this fight, I want to win this title and get a bigger fights.”
Once Allen is victorious, he will become the mandatory challenger to the winner of the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez/Callum Smith matchup slated for later in 2020.
Allen who will travel to LA this morning and then quarantine until fight night concluded by stating “I expect to win, I know this will be a tough fight, but I feel very confident.”
The Allen/ Morrell card will be staged without live spectators as part of a series of fight cards within a “bubble” designed to protect fighters from contracting COVID-19. Since inking his contract, Allen disclosed that he has been tested twice weekly for the virus. Stabroek Sport will keep readers updated as events unfold.
