Lennox ‘2 Sharp’ Allen suffered his first professional defeat via unanimous decision at the hands of Cuban/American, David Morrell Saturday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The scorecards read (120-108), (119-109) and (118-110) all scored heavily in favour of Morrell who earned the interim version of the World Boxing Association (WBA) super middleweight title.
Calls and messages to the Brooklyn based Allen for an immediate reaction went answered.
The lopsided loss leaves Allen with a record of 22-1-1 (14KOs), suffering his first defeat in a pro career marred by inactivity.
Morrell advances to 3-0 (2KOs) with the win, earning an interim version of a super middleweight title whose true claimant is England’s Callum Smith. The WBA’s “regular” champion at the weight is Canelo Alvarez, while the “super” champion is Smith.With the win, Morrell, 22, becomes the mandatory challenger for the world title.
