Chris Billam-Smith vs Cheavon Clarke: fight time, undercard and how to watch
Former world champion Chris Billam-Smith seeks revenge for a 2016 amateur final defeat by Cheavon Clarke when Zuffa Boxing 12 comes to London's Copper Box Arena on Saturday 7 November.
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Chris Billam-Smith and Cheavon Clarke meet at the Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday 7 November, with live coverage of Zuffa Boxing 12 starting at 7pm on Sky Sports. Preliminary bouts will be streamed on Sky's digital platforms from 5pm, and tickets are available via Ticketmaster.
The cruiserweight bout is a rematch of sorts. Clarke, from Gravesend, beat Billam-Smith in the final of the 2016 national elite championships, and Billam-Smith wants revenge as he tries to return to the top of the division. Clarke, who won the British title in nine fights, is looking to take his career to a new level.
Both men won on the same bill in June, Billam-Smith against Ryan Rozicki and Clarke against Jack Massey, a former European champion and previous world title challenger.
Billam-Smith has a 22-2 (14) record. His only defeats came against Richard Riakporhe, whom he later beat, and Gilberto Ramirez, then the WBA world champion. He has also beaten Lawrence Okolie and Brandon Glanton. Clarke, a former British champion and European title challenger, is 12-2 (9).
Billam-Smith, who has sparred Clarke, said his opponent is less intense than Rozicki but has more speed, which adds danger. He also said Clarke has been dropped but never stopped. Billam-Smith said: “It's a hard night's work, I've got to be 100 per cent for it.” Clarke said: “He's a former world champion so you have to give credit where it's due. But regardless I know what my ability is, I've been given a gift. It's wrong for me not to fulfil that gift. So come November 7 we will see.” London's Denzel Bentley fights Shane Mosley Jr, son of Shane Mosley, at middleweight on the undercard. American heavyweight Da'Mazion Vanhouter, who beat Raphael Akpejiori on the Garcia vs Benn card in September, faces Ivan Balaz.
Scottish middleweight Sam Hickey boxes Amaury Massenaux, Kayla Allen has her second professional fight against Julia Igel, and cruiserweight Lucas Roehrig meets Scottish champion Connal McDonald over eight rounds.
The preliminary bouts feature British light-heavyweight Zach Parker against unbeaten Umar Dzambekov and Masood Abdulah against American Adan Palma, who is 14-1. Vinnie “King of Violence” Kemp also makes his professional debut.
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