Robert Allen was born in Houma, Louisiana, U.S. on June 7, 1969. He made his professional debut at the age of 23 years on February 27, 1993 against Horace Cooper. Allen lost to Cooper via 4th round TKO. Not a good start!
Allen got his first shot at a world title at the age of 29 after 24 professional fights. On August 28, 1998 Allen challenged Bernard Hopkins' IBF middleweight title but lost via 4 round no-contest.
Allen's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Moises Martinez at age 37, on May 18, 2007.
Some of Robert Allen's best fights have been against Teimuraz Kekelidze, Marlon Hayes, Steve Walker, Kevin Hall, and Kesem Clayton. For a complete list of Allen's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Robert Allen".
Allen has 5 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Robert Allen Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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45 | May 18, 2007 | 37 | Moises Martinez | win | UD 4 |
44 | Dec 01, 2006 | 37 | William Johnson | win | UD 6 |
43 | Oct 06, 2006 | 37 | Robert Marsh | win | UD 6 |
42 | Jun 05, 2004 | 34 | Bernard Hopkins 39 43-2-1 | loss | UD 12 |
41 | Nov 08, 2003 | 34 | Steve Walker | win | TKO 1 |
40 | Apr 05, 2003 | 33 | Jesse Aquino | win | TKO 8 |
39 | Jan 25, 2003 | 33 | Kevin Hall | win | TKO 1 |
38 | Jul 25, 2002 | 33 | Tito Mendoza | win | TD 6 |
37 | Feb 08, 2002 | 32 | Dwain Williams | win | UD 12 |
36 | Oct 26, 2001 | 32 | Marlon Hayes | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Jun 20, 2001 | 32 | Robert Muhammad | win | TKO 7 |
34 | Apr 24, 2001 | 31 | Fermin Chirino | win | UD 8 |
33 | Apr 07, 2001 | 31 | Jerome Hill | win | KO 3 |
32 | Sep 01, 2000 | 31 | Ronald Weaver | win | SD 10 |
31 | Apr 22, 2000 | 30 | Shannon Miller | win | TKO 3 |
30 | Jan 27, 2000 | 30 | Arthur Willis | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Jan 15, 2000 | 30 | Joe Harris | win | TKO 2 |
28 | Jul 24, 1999 | 30 | Ali Ennebati | loss | RTD 9 |
27 | Feb 06, 1999 | 29 | Bernard Hopkins 34 34-2-1 | loss | TKO 7 |
26 | Sep 19, 1998 | 29 | Abdullah Ramadan | win | TKO 1 |
25 | Aug 28, 1998 | 29 | Bernard Hopkins 33 34-2-1 | nc | NA
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24 | Jan 31, 1998 | 28 | Lloyd Bryan | win | TKO 3 |
23 | Nov 20, 1997 | 28 | Jeff Johnson | win | TKO 4 |
22 | Jul 22, 1997 | 28 | James Mason | win | KO 2 |
21 | Apr 19, 1997 | 27 | Andrew Council | win | UD 12 |
20 | Jan 31, 1997 | 27 | Benji Singleton | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Aug 11, 1996 | 27 | Brian Barbosa | loss | RTD 9 |
18 | May 14, 1996 | 26 | Teimuraz Kekelidze | win | KO 3 |
17 | Nov 14, 1995 | 26 | Warren Williams | win | KO 9 |
16 | Oct 07, 1995 | 26 | Allen Watts | win | TKO 4 |
15 | May 13, 1995 | 25 | Eduardo Ayala | win | UD 8 |
14 | Mar 30, 1995 | 25 | Ricardo Raul Nunez | win | TD 4 |
13 | Jan 23, 1995 | 25 | Carlos Christie | win | KO 2 |
12 | Nov 22, 1994 | 25 | Darren Dorrington | win | TKO 5 |
11 | Nov 02, 1994 | 25 | Chris Sande | win | KO 7 |
10 | Sep 24, 1994 | 25 | Kesem Clayton | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Aug 27, 1994 | 25 | Orlando Orozco | win | UD 8 |
8 | Jun 21, 1994 | 25 | Lloyd Ratalsky | win | TKO 1 |
7 | Jun 10, 1994 | 25 | Horace Watterson | win | KO 4 |
6 | Feb 23, 1994 | 24 | Russell Washer | win | TKO 4 |
5 | Dec 18, 1993 | 24 | Earl Jackson | win | KO 2 |
4 | Oct 23, 1993 | 24 | Joe Ferrell | win | KO 1 |
3 | Aug 28, 1993 | 24 | Russ Newton | win | TKO 2 |
2 | Jul 23, 1993 | 24 | David Pearson | win | TKO 4 |
1 | Feb 27, 1993 | 23 | Horace Cooper | loss | TKO 4 |
Allen unsuccessfully fought for 4 middleweight world championships in 3 world-title fights.
# | Date | Opponent | Weight Class | For | Method | Round |
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1 |
Jun 05, 2004 | Bernard Hopkins | Middleweight | IBF, WBC | UD | 12 |
2 |
Feb 06, 1999 | Bernard Hopkins | Middleweight | IBF | TKO | 7 |
3 |
Aug 28, 1998 | Bernard Hopkins | Middleweight | IBF | NC | 4 |