Dave Allen’s spirited effort just wasn’t enough to overcome the power and precision of Arslanbek Makhmudov.

Despite coming off a huge knockout win over Johnny Fisher back in May, Allen fell short on the scorecards, with all three judges giving the fight to the Russian, even after Makhmudov had two points deducted for holding.

Where does Dave go now, and is this down in the hole Matchroom are now?