Johnny Fisher would 'not say no’ to the Dave Allen trilogy fight despite his chilling knockout in their rematch at the Copper Box.

After a controversial points victory over Allen in their initial encounter in Saudi Arabia in December, Fisher suffered an emphatic 5th-round defeat in the rematch on Saturday night.

Promoter Eddie Hearn has confirmed there is a rematch option for Fisher if that’s what he chooses to do but suggested that the Romford Bull might be better served by rebuilding elsewhere due to the nature of his defeat.

He had been dropped once by Allen late in the fifth and beat the count on unsteady legs. But as the bell sounded to end the round, Fisher was sent face first to the canvas by a hellacious left hook, right uppercut combination as the towel flew in.

Fisher decided against a press conference in the wake of the defeat at the Copper Box but did speak to IFL TV on Sunday morning at the fight hotel and revealed that a rematch with Allen is on his radar after all. He had clearly opted to try and box Allen at long range in the fight and had some early success behind his jab before the end came.

But Fisher believes a more aggressive approach could make the rematch winnable and edge him into a 2-1 lead in their series.

When asked whether he would rebuild away from a third fight with Allen, the 26-year-old said: “I think that would be the sensible thing but I was speaking to my friends and family afterwards and we said that if I go in there the way I did in the first fight, with the replenished nature I was this time, I think I can make a better go of it that way.

“I’m not saying ‘no’ to the rematch because if I fight the way I can - and should have - it can be close again and I’ll probably win it by a wider margin [than the first fight].

“I wasn’t good enough but I tried really hard - I had a good camp. I probably boxed the wrong fight in a way and didn’t do what I had to do and lost, but that’s boxing and that’s what happens.

“I thought I was boxing to the gameplan that we set but that’s not naturally who I am. I’m not a backfoot boxer and it made sense after the first fight to not get involved as much and just box Dave on the back foot.

“But what I learned quickly in there is that sometimes that’s more taxing than being who I naturally am and that’s a front foot fighter…I’m by no means against having the rematch because I know I can make a better go of it again.”

Saturday night was the first defeat of Fisher’s career, leaving him with a record of 13-1, 11 KOs after a little over four years as a pro. But it is a great time to be a British heavyweight given the bustling scene domestically, meaning there will be plenty of options for Fisher away from Allen too.

He added: “I feel a bit more free now because the pressure of the 0 has gone. I said to Eddie Hearn to throw anyone my way because I’ll just go in there and give it a good go from now on. There’s no pressure, nothing holding me back and no expectation.

“There’s no reason why I can’t fight for the British title next year, nothing at all. I might go for the English title first then the British, there is no need to get ahead of myself.

“I’ve got a long way to go, I’m 26 years old and I could have another 10-15 years in this game if I want to. You’ve got to remember as well that I don’t have to be here if I don’t want to. There are plenty of other things I could do if I wanted to do but I’m because I love it.”