JUNIOR welterweight Donald Allison had a professional career that spanned six years. In that time he secured 14 victories, six defeats and one draw. Allison was good enough to have never been stopped in his career.One victory came on February 16, 1990. It was the ninth fight of Allison’s career and he disposed of Puerto Rican Aristides Acevedo via a unanimous decision in the eight-rounder. The fight was held at the Gleason’s Arena in Brooklyn, New York.
Born in Guyana, Allison competed mostly in the USA. He was crowned New York State junior welterweight champion in July 1990, following a unanimous win over Jose Avila. In February 1991 Allison made an unsuccessful attempt win the International Boxing Council (IBC) title.
The Guyanese lost by a unanimous decision to American Tony Martin. The fight was held at the Mark Etess Arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Allison was born on December 1, 1963 and had his first professional fight in June 1988. After retiring from competition in the ring he returned to Guyana and opened a gym in Agricola.
Allison was a few months short of turning 42 when he was gunned down in September 2005.