British heavyweight David Allen's fairytale headline show ended in a unanimous points defeat to Russian Arslanbek Makhmudov at a raucous Sheffield Arena. Judges scored the fight 115-111, 117-109 and 116-10 in favour of Makhmudov. The 33-year-old Allen had previously fought at the venue five times, but this was his first time as a headliner and a 9,000-strong crowd came out to support their South Yorkshire hero, who quit boxing five years ago and planned a quiet life. He returned to the sport