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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.




Amateur career


Clarke competed for Jamaica in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland. After changing allegiances to represent Great Britain and England, he won a silver medal at the 2017 European Championships.
He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia and also won bronze at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.
Clarke competed at the 2019 World Championships in Yekaterinburg, Russia and the delayed Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics but failed to win a medal at either event.




Professional career


Clarke turned professional in January 2022, signing a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing 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.
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.
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.
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.




Professional boxing record






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External links


Boxing record for Cheavon Clarke from BoxRec (registration required)

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• Cheavon Clarke
• Cruiserweight (boxing)
• Chris Billam-Smith
• Viddal Riley
• Muslim Gadzhimagomedov
• Tommy McCarthy (boxer)
• List of current boxing rankings
• Ellis Zorro
• British Boxing Board of Control
• Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight