Mark Allen held a 3-1 lead before Murphy fought back to win

Mark Allen was defeated 9-7 by former world champion Shaun Murphy in the second round of the UK Championship in Telford on Tuesday night.

The Antrim player was level at 4-4 with the Englishman after the first session but Murphy prevailed to secure a place in the quarter-finals.

Allen enjoyed a 9-2 victory over Stuart Bingham in the first round.

Belfast's Joe Swail bowed out of the tournament on Monday when he was edged out 9-7 by John Higgins.

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