Dave Allen’s win against Dorian Darch on Saturday is being investigated by the British Boxing Board of Control and the Gambling Commission, according to The Sun.Allen beat Darch in a third-round knockout at the Sheffield Arena at the weekend in a heavyweight clash.Heavy favourite Allen cruised through the opening two rounds before destroying Darch as soon as the third round started.Allen knocked his opponent to the canvas before finishing the fight.Initially, a third-round win for Allen was around 9/2 with bookmakers but was so heavily backed that it reached evens before the fight.

SkyBet first noticed a “concerning” spike in bets on the six-round Sky Sports fight and they alerted their competitors.

A couple of hours before the fight, the betting industry spotted an “extraordinary” surge of bets on a third-round win.

BBBofC secretary Robert Smith told The Sun on that the commission had contacted him with their concerns and an investigation is now underway.

Sky Sports tweeted out a video of the knockout and it left boxing fans calling ‘FIX!’

However, it must be noted that Darch, who lost the fight, denies any wrongdoing.

“Should have chucked a couple of quid on myself if I knew lol," he tweeted.

“People are nuts get hit down once get back up, get wobbled to my boots with a left hook but still dull enough to try and act hard and pretend not to be hurt and call him on and I've taken a dive brilliant x.

“Just hard to get your head around butt i know being a journeyman is a job I got f**k all to gain be losing in a certain round I cant bet myself.

“I'm a trying journeymen who got beat in round 3. If I would av covered up like a koala and lost on points would that have been a fix?x”

Meanwhile, Allen also defended himself by tweeting: “People were saying it was a fix because I was planning on it being a six-round move around.

“A few of my mates had a lot of money on the points win and it didn’t come in but I am not the sort of guy who picks a round to win, I am not really good enough to do that.

“I am a heavy-handed hard b****** and I caught him with a left hook, I stepped off and he said ‘come on’ so I attacked him to the body and put him over. I haven’t lost or made any money on it.”

The Gambling Commission said: "We don't comment on ongoing investigations or confirm they exist because doing so could harm any investigation or could unjustifiably damage reputations.
"We may comment on a case after its conclusion but many cases are led by other bodies including sports governing bodies or law enforcement agencies."