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Chris Billam-Smith and Cheavon Clarke make weight for Zuffa Boxing 12 grudge match

Clarke, who refused Billam-Smith's handshake on Thursday, came in lighter, while Denzel Bentley and Shane Mosley Jr both weighed 160lb for the co-main event.

By Combat Sports UK Staff · Published · AI-assisted reporting
Chris Billam-Smith and Cheavon Clarke face off with Dana White between them at the Zuffa Boxing 11 weigh-in
Photo: Getty Images via Sky Sports

Chris Billam-Smith weighed 199.5lb and Cheavon Clarke 198.8lb for their 10-round cruiserweight main event at Zuffa Boxing 12, both inside the 200lb limit, at the official weigh-in on Friday. The all-British fight headlines at the Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday 7 November.

The weigh-in comes a day after Clarke refused to shake Billam-Smith's hand at their live face-off, allowing only a fist bump. Clarke beat Billam-Smith in the 2016 elite amateur championship final, and Billam-Smith went on to become WBO cruiserweight world champion.

Denzel Bentley and Shane Mosley Jr both weighed 160lb for their 10-round middleweight co-main event. Bentley goes into the fight without his WBO world middleweight belt, after the sanctioning body refused to let him defend it against Mosley.

On the rest of the main card, heavyweight Da'Mazion Vanhouter weighed 230.6lb and Ivan Balaz 244.8lb for their eight-rounder. Middleweights Sam Hickey and Amaury Massenaux came in at 161.4lb and 160.6lb, Kayla Allen and Julia Igel weighed 142.5lb and 142.4lb for their six-round super-lightweight fight, and cruiserweights Lucas Roehrig and Connal McDonald weighed 199.7lb and 199.8lb.

On the prelims, Zach Parker weighed 174.9lb and Umar Dzambekov 174.8lb for their 10-round light-heavyweight fight. Vinnie Kemp weighed 156.2lb and Liam McElhinney 155.3lb for a four-rounder, and featherweights Masood Abdullah and Adan Palma came in at 125.4lb and 124.8lb.

Main card coverage starts at 7pm on Sky Sports, with the prelims streamed on Sky's digital platforms from 5pm. Fight times and how to watch.

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