Allan Lamar Green (born September 20, 1979) is an American

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. He is a former NABO

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champion and has challenged for world titles at both super middleweight and

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Amateur career

Green had a stellar amateur career despite not making the

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, winning the 2002

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, at 178 lbs, and compiling a 55–6 record. During the 2002 Golden Gloves tournament Allan beat

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's two-decade-old, 8-second knockout record. He also was five-time Oklahoma state champion, and four-time regional champion, before coming pro at age 23.

Amateur accomplishments

*5-time Oklahoma State Champion *National Pal Silver Medalist *4-time regional Golden Glove Championships *2002 National Golden Gloves Light Heavyweight Champion

Professional career

Early years at Light Heavyweight

Green made his professional debut on November 9, 2002, with a one-round TKO victory against Robert Dykes, in his fourth fight he outpointed

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. Green's career was on the upswing, and he made his ShoBox (a notable prospect show) debut with a 7-round TKO victory against

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. It was perhaps Green's second appearance on ShoBox that gained notoriety for his blistering eighteen second KO victory against

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. Green stunned Codrington and pinned him to the ropes, then threw brutal combinations before finishing with a left hook to the chin. The punch knocked Codrington unconscious and he fell through the ropes. The one round victory earned Green the 2005

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. Green's first challenge was against Donnie McCrary. After knocking down McCrary early in the 3rd round, Green was knocked down for the first time in his career, but rallied back and won with a sixth-round KO. Green's next fight was against Contender member

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, where Green cruised and won with a sixth-round knockout. On October 14, 2006, Green brutally TKO'd former Olympian

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on ESPN.

Middleweight

On March 3, 2007, Green moved down to 162 pounds to face middleweight contender

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. Miranda would win by unanimous decision in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The bout was televised on HBO, and was noted for Green's surprisingly unspectacular performance. Miranda dominated most of the fight and knocked Green down twice in the last round. Green mentioned afterward that moving down to middleweight was a major factor in his lack of aggression. He did, however, manage to floor Miranda in the eighth round, but failed to capitalize on the opportunity. Green stated his intentions to remain at super middleweight after this fight.

Super Middleweight

Green returned to the ring in July 2007, disposing of Darrell Woods in one round. Days after this win Green underwent major surgery to remove 85% of his colon. Green has stated that the illness caused him problems as early as the Miranda fight. On October 19, 2007, at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma, Allan Green stopped Sherwin Davis in two rounds. Green, fighting for the first time since July (w ko 1 Darrell Woods), and following abdominal surgery, had Davis down twice in round one before closing the show. Allan Green defeated Rubin Williams of Detroit on January 4, 2008. The fight was televised on ESPN2. Green recently was forced to turn down an HBO-televised meeting with

Andre Ward Andre Michael Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super), ...

, who represented the U.S. in the 2004 Olympics, capturing the gold medal in the light heavyweight division. Green wants a Ward fight and another HBO exposure, but he already had made the commitment to the Williams date. Green was scheduled to face

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on February 29, 2008, as part of Friday Night Fights on ESPN2. However, Green abruptly pulled out of the fight with 24 hours' notice. No explanation was give

Green fought

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on 11/15/08 in Nashville Tennessee and won by TKO in the 7th round. Green then fought on April 25, 2009, at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket, Connecticut, on the under card of the Jermain Taylor vs. Carl Froch fight. Green fought Carlos de León Jr and defeated his foe by TKO in the second round. DeLeon was knocked down four times in the second round.

Super Six

In January 2010

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announced his exit from Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament. Green was selected as his replacement and challenged World Boxing Association super middleweight champion

on June 19. Green lost his fight against Ward by unanimous decision. After his fight with Ward, Green should have moved on to Stage 3 of The Super Six World Boxing Classic where he should have faced Denmark's "Viking Warrior",

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for the WBC Super Middleweight Title. However, on 25 August 2010, Kessler had to resign from the tournament suffering from an eye injury. Kessler was replaced by

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to face Green November 6, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada, live on

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. Johnson won the fight by knockout in the eighth round, eliminating Green from the tournament.

Professional boxing record

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, KO , 3 , 13/01/2019 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 33–5 , align=left, Edgar Perez , UD , 6 , 18/01/2018 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Loss , 32–5 , align=left,

Blake Caparello Blake Caparello (born 30 August 1985) is an Australian Light Heavyweight Professional Boxer. Challenged formidable Sergey Kovalev for his first World Title in 2014. Professional career Caparello made his professional debut at the age of 22 ...

, UD , 12 , 17/10/2013 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 32–4 , align=left, Renan St Juste , RTD , 7 , 03/11/2012 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Loss , 31–4 , align=left,

, KO , 4 , 19/05/2012 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 31–3 , align=left, Sebastien Demers , UD , 12 , 15/11/2011 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 30–3 , align=left, Craig Gandy , TKO , 2 , 13/08/2011 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Loss , 29–3 , align=left,

, TKO , 8 , 06/11/2010 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Loss , 29–2 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , 19/06/2010 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 29–1 , align=left, Tarvis Simms , UD , 10 , 02/10/2009 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 28–1 , align=left, Carlos de León Jr. , TKO , 2 , 25/04/2009 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 27–1 , align=left,

, TKO , 7 , 15/11/2008 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 26–1 , align=left, Rubin Williams , UD , 10 , 04/01/2008 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 25–1 , align=left, Sherwin Davis , KO , 2 , 19/10/2007 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 24–1 , align=left, Darrell Woods , KO , 1 , 13/07/2007 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Loss , 23–1 , align=left,

, UD , 10 , 03/03/2007 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 23–0 , align=left,

, TKO , 8 , 14/10/2006 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 22–0 , align=left, Emmett Linton , UD , 10 , 01/09/2006 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 21–0 , align=left,

, TKO , 5 , 21/07/2006 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 20–0 , align=left,

Donny McCrary Donny McCrary (born October 15, 1982 in St. Joseph, Missouri) is an Irish-American professional boxer. Professional career Known as "The Savage", McCrary began his professional career in 2003, and has lost to contenders Lucian Bute, Kofi Jantuah, ...

, TKO , 6 , 26/04/2006 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 19–0 , align=left, Mike Jackson , TKO , 1 , 27/01/2006 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 18–0 , align=left,

, KO , 1 , 04/11/2005 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 17–0 , align=left, Ted Muller , UD , 10 , 26/08/2005 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 16–0 , align=left, Rocky Smith , TD , 7 , 20/05/2005 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 15–0 , align=left, Sebastian Hill , TKO , 3 , 25/02/2005 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 14–0 , align=left, Etianne Whitaker , KO , 2 , 27/11/2004 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 13–0 , align=left, Conal MacPhee , KO , 2 , 02/07/2004 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 12–0 , align=left, Willard Lewis , UD , 8 , 27/03/2004 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 11–0 , align=left,

Laverne Clark LaVerne Clark is an American mixed martial artist and a former professional boxer. Clark is a veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Maximum Fighting Championship and World Fighting Alliance. Clark holds a professional record of 27–21 ...

, TKO , 3 , 05/03/2004 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 10–0 , align=left, Joe Pastorello , TKO , 2 , 06/02/2004 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 9–0 , align=left, John Turlington , UD , 4 , 31/01/2004 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 8–0 , align=left, Marc LeFleche , TKO , 5 , 07/11/2003 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 7–0 , align=left, James Green , KO , 5 , 05/09/2003 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 6–0 , align=left, Tyrone Jackson , UD , 6 , 25/07/2003 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 5–0 , align=left, Berry Basler , KO , 3 , 25/04/2003 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 4–0 , align=left,

, UD , 4 , 25/04/2003 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 3–0 , align=left, Rodney Moore , KO , 1 , 07/02/2003 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 2–0 , align=left, Donnie Davis , KO , 1 , 07/02/2003 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center , Win , 1–0 , align=left, Robert Dykes , TKO , 1 , 09/11/2002 , align=left, , align=left, , -align=center

Personal life

Green is a

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, he also enjoys comic books and games on the

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."Allan Green Uncensored"
Ultimate Boxing Results. Retrieved 6 Feb. 2019.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Allan 1979 births American male boxers Boxers from Oklahoma National Golden Gloves champions Living people Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma Super-middleweight boxers 21st-century American sportsmen