Rock Allen (born September 5, 1981 in

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) is an American former

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who competed from 2005 to 2009. As an amateur, he competed at the

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. Allen is a twin and son of famous boxing trainer

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Amateur career

A native of

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, Allen started boxing at the age of seven and had his first bout at nine. He had a stellar amateur career, and was the 2002

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and

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Light Welterweight Champion. Allen was also a member of the 2004 United States Olympic Team, competing in the Light Welterweight (64 kg) class. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in second place at the

2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 2nd AIBA American 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from April 4 to April 11, 2004. The competition was the final opportunity for amateur boxers from North-, Central- and South America to qualify f ...

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. Allen was eliminated in the 2nd round. His results are as follows: * Round of 32 – Allen received a bye * Round of 16 – Lost to

Boris Georgiev Boris Georgiev ( bg, Борис Георгиев) (born 5 December 1982) is an amateur boxer from Bulgaria who won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the light welterweight class. Career In 2000 he lost the European fea ...

of Bulgaria (30-10) During his amateur career he defeated boxers such as

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and

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(twice) and finished his career as an amateur with a record of 168-10.

Professional career

Allen turned pro in 2005 and was undefeated at 15-0 before a car accident stopped his career.

Accident

Rock and his brother Tiger were severely injured in June 2011 in a car accident in a suburb of Philadelphia.Rock Tiger Allen in critical condition after car accident
RingTV He was hospitalized for over three months.

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* 1981 births Living people American male boxers Welterweight boxers Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers Olympic boxers for the United States Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Twin sportspeople American twins Boxers from Philadelphia {{US-boxing-bio-stub