GUYANA’S Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen is just one week away from his title fight, something he told Chronicle Sport he’s been waiting for his entire career.
Allen, 33, will attempt to add his name to illustrious company when he faces Derrick ‘Take it to the Bank’ Webster for the Interim World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Middleweight Title on February 15 at the Grand Casino Hinckley in Minnesota, USA.

“I see this as the opportunity of a lifetime,” Allen said in an exclusive interview, adding “I feel like this is what I’ve been working all these years to achieve and the time is right now. I just have to stay focus.”

The former Guyanese Super Middleweight champion picked up his 21st win in the ring after a third-round TKO victory over American Willis Locket in their Light Heavyweight contest to remain unbeaten in his professional boxing career.
With the victory, Allen lived up to his alias ‘Too Sharp’, with Willis becoming the 14th victim of Allen’s deadly right hand, while the ‘GT’ fighter’s only blemish was his draw against American Darnell Boone in 2010.

Since the announcement of his title shot, Allen noted the love he has been receiving from the Guyanese community, stating “the love from the Guyanese fans has been fantastic, whether it’s on social media or random fans popping up at the gym to show love.”
Allen’s opposition holds a ring record of 28 wins; 14 coming by KOs, and his only defeat came against Arif Magomedov when he lost the vacant World Boxing Organisation NABO Middleweight Title in 2015 by Unanimous Decision.

Webster, 36, is the United States Boxing Organisation Super Middleweight champion, as well as the World Boxing Foundation International Super Middleweight and American Boxing Federation Continental Americas Super Middleweight champion.

Meanwhile, Allen is now fighting under DiBella Entertainment, which is owned by Lou DiBella, who currently promotes world-rated fighters like Regis Prograis, Tevin Farmer, Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Ivan Baranchyk, Richard Commey, George Kambosos Jr, as well as rising prospects Oleksandr Teslenko and US Olympian Charles Conwell.

The Guyanese fighter had recently told Chronicle Sport that fighting under DiBella Entertainment is a step in the right direction for his career.