Boxing
'Any top-ten!' - Matchroom man lays out Dave Allen future past Arslanbek Makhmudov test
Allen vs Makhmudov - TOMORROW - LIVE ON DAZN
Dave Allen can earn a shot against "any of the top-ten heavyweights" with victory this weekend - even if Frank Smith thought he was forty.
'The White Rhino' takes on Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Utilita Arena in Sheffield, looking to score the biggest victory of his career so far.
Having been linked with spectacular opponents such as Deontay Wilder following his win over Johnny Fisher, the 'Lion' is still a hard test.
But should he prevail, Matchroom supremo Smith believes that the Doncaster fighter could secure himself a big shot if he so chooses.
"I was speaking to Dave Allen, and did not realise he was thirty-three," he exclusively told DAZN News. "You sort of think he's closer to forty.
"He's been a loved figure and he's been involved in the big nights for the past nine or ten years, but he's in the peak of his career right now.
"If he can come through against Makhmudov, he goes in against any of the top-ten heavyweights and he can completely change his life.
"There's lots of talk about Deontay Wilder as an opponent, but there's so many fights out there to be made. Any of those names, he could face.
"But it's got to be the right move for him. He's selling tickets. He's a bigger commercial star than a lot of those heavyweights in that position.
"He's got nothing to lose. If he can win on Saturday, and he can win in convincing fashion, he's got the choice with what he wants to do."
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