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Hearn is aiming to get Allen out again next yearCredit: Getty<\/p>\n
To qualify as a bout worthy of topping a bill, Hearn insisted during a joint interview with Allen that it will have to be a fight with jeopardy.<\/p>\n
Quizzed on the type of opponent he hopes to face, Allen insisted he wanted another ‘proper challenge’ after coming up short to Arslanbek Makhmudov earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The British cult hero snubbed suggested match-ups with Joe Joyce<\/a>, Otto Wallin<\/a>, and the winner of the British heavyweight title clash between Frazer Clarke<\/a> and Jeamie TKV, before telling iFL TV: “[I want to fight] someone like Zhilei Zhang<\/a>.<\/p>\n “If I could pick anyone, I would pick Zhilei Zhang; that is who I would pick.”<\/p>\n Dave Allen next fight date revealed with Deontay Wilder conqueror eyed in dangerous clash<\/p>\n Hearn was initially taken aback by Allen’s pick, but he eventually came around to the idea.<\/p>\n “You have got a great chance against Zhang, do you know why? Because you have got a great chin,” Hearn added.<\/p>\n “We collectively thought that Makhmudov would fade, but Zhang will one million per cent fade. <\/p>\n “That would be massive. I am up for that.”<\/p>\n How likely is Dave Allen vs Zhilei Zhang?<\/p>\n Zhang hasn’t set foot in the ring since a stoppage loss to Agit Kabayel in February.<\/p>\n He had been in line to face Derek Chisora<\/a> in the Brit’s 50th and final professional outing on December 13 in Manchester.<\/a><\/p>\n 2<\/p>\n Zhang flattened Wilder last June and is now being targeted as a potential opponent for AllenCredit: Mark Robinson\/Matchroom<\/p>\n However, Chisora has since pivoted to a trilogy bout with Dillian Whyte<\/a>.<\/p>\n Zhang’s advisor, Terry Lane, claims his client will likely return to the ring in January in a homecoming fight on Chinese shores.<\/p>\n But they may opt to face Allen in England if the money is right. <\/p>\n![\"Zhang](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/0K8A0060.jpg\")
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