Cheavon Clarke


Cheavon Clarke is a Jamaican-born British-French professional boxer. At regional level, he held the British cruiserweight title from May 2024 to April 2025. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the European [Amateur Boxing">European Boxing Union">European [Amateur Boxing Championships|2017 European Championships]; and bronze at the 2018 Commonwealth and 2019 European Games.

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 the 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.
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.
Clarke defended his British title against English cruiserweight champion Viddal Riley on the undercard of Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn on 26 April 2025 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. He lost by unanimous decision.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
13Win11–2Anthony Hollaway4, 3:0013 Dec 2025Adventist Health Arena, Stockton, California, US
12Loss10–2Viddal RileyUD1226 Apr 2025Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, EnglandLost British cruiserweight title
11Loss10–1Leonardo Mosquea1214 Dec 2024Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
10Win10–0Efetobor Apochi1031 Aug 2024Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, USRetained WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
9Win9–0Ellis ZorroKO8, 2:5925 May 2024First Direct Arena, Leeds, EnglandWon vacant British cruiserweight title
8Win8–0Tommy McCarthyTKO4, 1:2827 Jan 2024Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern IrelandWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
7Win7–0Vasil DucarUD1030 Sep 2023Wembley Arena, London, England
6Win6–0David JamiesonTKO5, 0:3510 Jun 2023Wembley Arena, London, England
5Win5–0Israel Duffus1018 Feb 2023Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
4Win4–0Jose Gregorio UlrichTKO2, 0:3226 Nov 2022Wembley Arena, London, England
3Win3–0Marcos Nicolas KaralitzkyTKO4, 2:2124 Sep 2022Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
2Win2–0Pawel Martyniuk3, 1:1021 May 2022The O2 Arena, London, England
1Win1–0Toni Visić2, 2:0127 Feb 2022The O2 Arena, London, England