Overview

• The 12-round heavyweight main event tops the bill at the Utilita Arena, with the main card set for 7pm BST and ring walks expected around 9:45–10pm BST.
• Allen enters off a fifth-round knockout of Johnny Fisher in May that earned him the WBA Inter-Continental title and revived his late-career momentum.
• Makhmudov arrives 20-2 with 19 knockouts, rebounding from defeats to Agit Kabayel and Guido Vianello with a first-round stoppage of Ricardo Brown in June.
• Eddie Hearn says Allen could be positioned for a Deontay Wilder bout if he wins and notes outreach to Wilder’s manager Shelly Finkel, with any talks contingent on Saturday’s result.
• DAZN will stream the event globally, talkSPORT plans live radio commentary, and tickets remain on sale via Ticketmaster and Viagogo, with entry prices listed from £48.50.