Cheavon Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 December 1990 Montego Bay, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cheavon Clarke (also named Cheavan Clarke, born 14 December 1990) is a Jamaican-born British professional boxer who currently holds the British cruiserweight title.
Clarke competed for Jamaica in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. [1] After changing allegiances to represent Great Britain and England, [2] he won a silver medal at the 2017 European Championships. [3]
He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia [4] and also won bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. [5]
Clarke competed at the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia [6] and the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics [7] but failed to win a medal at either event.
Clarke turned professional in January 2022, signing a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing [8] and made his pro-debut on 27 February that year knocking out Croatia's Toni Visic in round two at The O2 Arena in London, England. [9]
On 27 January 2024, he won his first professional title, claiming the vacant WBA cruiserweight Intercontinental belt with a fourth-round stoppage of Tommy McCarthy at Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland. [10]
In his next fight, Clarke won the vacant British cruiserweight title by knocking out Ellis Zorro in round eight of their contest at the First Direct Arena in Leeds, England, on 25 May 2024. [11]
Defending his WBA Intercontinental title, Clarke defeated Efetobor Apochi by majority decision at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, on 31 August 2024, with two ringside judges scoring the fight in his favour 98-92 and 97-93 respectively while the third had it a 95-95 draw. [12] [13]
Clarke fought unbeaten French boxer Leonardo Mosquea for the vacant European cruiserweight title in Monte Carlo on 14 December 2024, suffering his first loss as a professional by split decision with one judge scoring in his favour 117-113 but being overruled by the other two who had the bout 116-112 and 115-112 respectively for his opponent. [14] [15]
| 11 fights | 10 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 11 | Loss | 10–1 | Leonardo Mosquea | SD | 12 | 14 Dec 2024 | Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco | For the vacant European |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Efetobor Apochi | MD | 10 | 31 Aug 2024 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, US | Retained WBA cruiserweight Intercontinental title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ellis Zorro | KO | 8 (12), 2:59 | 25 May 2024 | First Direct Arena, Leeds, England | Won vacant British cruiserweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Tommy McCarthy | TKO | 4 (10), 1:28 | 27 Jan 2024 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Won vacant WBA cruiserweight Intercontinental title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Vasil Ducar | UD | 10 | 30 Sep 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | David Jamieson | TKO | 5 (10), 0:35 | 10 Jun 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Israel Duffus | UD | 10 | 18 Feb 2023 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Gregorio Ulrich | TKO | 2 (6), 0:32 | 26 Nov 2022 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Marcos Nicolas Karalitzky | TKO | 4 (6), 2:21 | 24 Sep 2022 | Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Pawel Martyniuk | TKO | 3 (6), 1:10 | 21 May 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Toni Visić | KO | 2 (6), 2:01 | 27 Feb 2022 | The O2 Arena, London, England |
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