Frazer Clarke

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Frazer Clarke
Born (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 33)
NationalityBritish
Other namesBig Fraze
Statistics
Weight(s) Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5.5 in (197 cm)
Boxing record [1]
Total fights11
Wins9
Wins by KO7
Losses1
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Super-heavyweight
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Super-heavyweight
English National Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Super-heavyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Liverpool Super-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Liverpool Super-heavyweight
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kharkiv Super-heavyweight
European Union Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sofia Super-heavyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Valladolid Super-heavyweight
Great Britain Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 RotherhamSuper-heavyweight
Strandzha Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 SofiaSuper-heavyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 SofiaSuper-heavyweight

Frazer Clarke (born 7 August 1991) [2] is a British professional boxer He has challenged twice for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2017 European Championships; gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games; and bronze at the 2020 Olympics.

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Amateur career

In December 2015, he won the super heavyweight division at the Rio 2016 test event. [3]

In 2016, he was ultimately overlooked for Olympic qualification in favour of fellow super heavyweight boxer Joe Joyce (who went on to claim the silver medal in Rio 2016); however, he did make the British Lionhearts squad for their maiden WSB final against the Cuba Domadores and won his match against Lenier Pero, thereby denying the Domadores what would have otherwise been a 10–0 whitewash. [4]

In 2017, he contested the European Championships and finished with a silver medal despite tearing his hamstring en route to the final. [5] The subsequent operation required to mend it forced him to miss that year's World Championships. [6]

In 2018, he beat Satish Kumar in the Commonwealth Games super heavyweight final, taking a unanimous judges' decision to claim gold. [7]

In 2019, Clarke was selected to compete at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus, [8] where he suffered a surprise defeat to Nelvie Tiafack in the round of 16. [9] On his World Championships debut, he was originally deemed to have beaten Maksim Babanin by split decision (3:2) in the quarterfinals; this result was later overturned by a bout review jury on appeal. [10]

Clarke won a bronze medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [11] [12]

Highlights

Professional career

It was announced in December 2021 that Clarke had signed a contract with promotional company BOXXER. [13] His first professional fight was against Jake Darnell, which was on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook. He won the fight via knockout in round one. [14]

Clarke challenged British, Commonwealth and WBO European heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley at The O2 Arena in London on 31 March 2024 with the fight ending in a split draw. One ringside judge scored the contest 114-113 to Wardley, another had it 115-112 for Clarke while the third ruled the bout a 113-113 tie. [15] [16] [17]

A rematch took place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 October 2024, which Wardley won by knockout in the first round. [18] [19] [20]

Frazer got back to winning ways in his next bout, stopping Ebenezer Tetteh in the first round at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on 20 April 2025. [21] [22]

Professional boxing record

11 fights9 wins1 loss
By knockout71
By decision20
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
11Win9–1–1Ebenezer TettehTKO1 (10), 1:5220 Apr 2025Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, England
10Loss8–1–1 Fabio Wardley TKO1 (12), 2:28 12 Oct 2024 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFor British, Commonwealth, and WBA Continental heavyweight titles
9Draw8–0–1 Fabio Wardley SD1231 Mar 2024 The O2 Arena, London, England

For British, Commonwealth, WBA Continental, and WBO European heavyweight titles

8Win8–0 David Allen RTD6 (10), 3:00 2 Sep 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7Win7–0 Mariusz Wach UD1016 Jun 2023 York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0 Bogdan Dinu RTD2 (8), 3:0025 Mar 2023Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
5Win5–0Kevin EspindolaRTD4 (8), 3:00 21 Jan 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
4Win4–0Kamil SokołowskiUD612 Nov 2022Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3Win3–0Pencho TsvetkovTKO1 (6), 1:053 Sep 2022 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2Win2–0Ariel BracamonteTKO2 (6), 2:5730 Jul 2022 Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England
1Win1–0Jake DarnellTKO1 (6), 2:0619 Feb 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England

References

  1. "Boxing record for Frazer Clarke". BoxRec .
  2. "Frazer Clarke – England Boxing Team". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. "Brazil and Britain help deliver the perfect Olympic preview with hat-trick of golds apiece as Rio 2016 tester draws to a close". AIBA. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "British Lionhearts beaten in World Series of Boxing final by Cuba". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. "European Boxing Championships 2017: Peter McGrail claims gold for England". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. "Ten members of GB Boxing squad to compete at the 2017 World Boxing Championships in Hamburg". GB Boxing. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. Gray, James (14 April 2018). "Anthony Joshua sparring partner Frazer Clarke wins emotional Commonwealth Games gold". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  8. "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB . 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  9. "British boxing trio into European Games quarter-finals but Frazer Clarke out". Sports Mole. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  10. Dennen, John (19 September 2019). "Frazer Clarke result overturned in world championships". Boxing News. Newsquest Specialist Media Limited. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. "Tokyo Olympics: Ben Whittaker takes boxing silver as Frazer Clarke claims bronze for Team GB". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. "Tokyo 2020 - Frazer Clarke: Team GB boxer seals bronze medal after falling to Bakhodir Javolov by TKO". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  13. "Frazer Clarke signs exclusive long-term promotional deal to launch professional career with BOXXER and Sky Sports". Sky Sports . 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  14. "Frazer Clarke RESULT: Olympic bronze medallist WINS pro debut against massively overmatched opponent Jake Darnell as corner throw in the towel in round one". Talksport.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  15. "Fabio Wardley v Frazer Clarke: Bruising British heavyweight title fight ends in split-decision draw". BBC Sport. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  16. "Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke fight to bloody draw". ESPN. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  17. "Heavyweights Frazer Clarke and Fabio Wardley Share a Wild, Brutal Draw". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  18. "Fabio Wardley thrashes Frazer Clarke in rematch, first round knockout". Bad Left Hook. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  19. "Fabio Wardley delivers brutal first-round knockout victory against Frazer Clarke in Riyadh". TNT Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  20. "Fabio Wardley knocks out Frazer Clarke in first round of heavyweight rematch". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  21. "Frazer Clarke wipes out Ebenezer Tetteh in one; Tyler Denny outscores Elvis Ahorgha". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  22. "Frazer Clarke's opponent furiously grabs referee as brutal two-minute KO sparks angry reaction". Talksport. 20 April 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.