Paddy Power pay out on Dave Allen as the winner of his bout against Johnny Fisher as 'justice' for his controversial split-decision defeat on undercard of Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk
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Paddy Power will pay out for punters who predicted Dave Allen would win his fight against Johnny Fisher in Saudi Arabia last night - despite him losing on points. Allen, who suffered the controversial defeat on the undercard of Tyson Fury's heavyweight showdown against Oleksandr Usyk, sent his opponent crashing to the canvas in the fifth round, leaving viewers confident he had done enough to win.
![[Allen sent Fisher crashing to the canvas for the first time in his career but lost on points]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/12/93400407-14218785-image-a-71_1734871068065.jpg)
Fisher, reeling from the first knockdown of his career, clung on during the final rounds and even landed an uppercut on himself as he struggled to control his punches. But in a major upset, the scorecards were read out in favour of Fisher, with two judges scoring the bout 95-94 for the Romford Bull.
![[Boos rang out around Kingdom Arena when the scorecards were read out in favour of Fisher]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/12/93400403-14218785-image-a-72_1734871072544.jpg)
The final judge gave it to Allen 96-93. That saw Fisher awarded the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title before he was taken to hospital for a brain scan, accompanied by his dad John. Dave Allen suffered a controversial split-decision defeat by Johnny Fisher in Saudi Arabia.
![[But bookmaker Paddy Power have announced they will pay out on Allen as the winner]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/12/93400409-14218785-image-a-73_1734871077635.jpg)
Allen sent Fisher crashing to the canvas for the first time in his career but lost on points. Boos rang out around Kingdom Arena when the scorecards were read out in favour of Fisher. A cacophony of boos rang out in the Kingdom Arena when the judges' verdicts were revealed and bookmaker Paddy Power has taken drastic action.
![[Allen was the heavy underdog on the undercard of Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk in Riyadh]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/22/12/93400525-14218785-image-a-75_1734871514565.jpg)
Posting on X, they said: 'JUSTICE PAYOUT ON DAVE ALLEN. 'We are paying out on Dave Allen as a winner of his fight last after a shocking decision on the judges' scorecards. Being processed now. 'Applies to singles and multis bets. Paid as cash. Retail bets included. T&Cs apply.'.
