Officials had several possible outcomes to consider after watching the replay. Allen could not receive a stoppage victory because the punch was ruled an accidental foul rather than a legal blow. A disqualification would have required the referee to treat the foul as intentional.
Trainer Jamie Moore accepted the no contest despite Allen’s visible unhappiness inside the ring.
“He’s gone to hit him in the side of the head. He’s turned his head, he’s hit him in the back of the head, and he’s fallen out of the ring,” Moore told IFL TV. “Dave can’t win on an unintentional foul, but he can’t lose either. So it’s got
