Allan Green

Allan Lamar Green, born on 20 September 1979, is an American professional boxer from Oklahoma who fought at super middleweight and light heavyweight. Before turning professional at 23 he won the 2002 National Golden Gloves light heavyweight title at 178 pounds and was a five-time Oklahoma state champion, compiling a recorded amateur mark of 55 wins and 6 losses without ever making an Olympic team. He made his professional debut in November 2002 with a first-round stoppage, and his 18-second knockout of Jaidon Codrington on ShoBox earned the 2005 Ring Magazine knockout of the year. Green went on to win the NABO super middleweight title and, in 2010, replaced Jermain Taylor in Showtime's Super Six World Boxing Classic, where he lost to Andre Ward on points and then to Glen Johnson by eighth-round knockout. He also challenged for world titles at both super middleweight and light heavyweight.