Billam-Smith and Clarke meet in a cruiserweight bout at Zuffa Boxing 12 at London's Copper Box Arena on Nov. 7, live on Sky Sports, with Bentley vs. Mosley Jr on the undercard.
From 2 reportsLatest Zuffa Boxing 12 set: Billam-Smith vs. Clarke headlines, live on Sky Sports from 7 p.m.
What we know
- Cheavon Clarke fights Chris Billam-Smith in a cruiserweight bout at Zuffa Boxing 12 at London's Copper Box Arena on Nov. 7, their first professional meeting.
- Live coverage of Zuffa Boxing 12 starts at on Sky Sports; preliminary bouts stream on Sky's digital platforms from .
- Clarke beat Billam-Smith twice as an amateur, including the 2016 national elite final, and boxed for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics.
- Billam-Smith is a former WBO cruiserweight champion with a 22-2 (14) record; Clarke is 12-2 (9).
- Both won on the same Zuffa Boxing bill in June, Billam-Smith over Ryan Rozicki and Clarke over Jack Massey.
- Undercard: Denzel Bentley vs. Shane Mosley Jr at middleweight, Da'Mazion Vanhouter vs. Ivan Balaz, Sam Hickey vs. Amaury Massenaux, Kayla Allen vs. Julia Igel and Lucas Roehrig vs. Connal McDonald; prelims include Zach Parker vs. Umar Dzambekov, Masood Abdulah vs. Adan Palma and Vinnie Kemp's pro d…
Cheavon Clarke has history on his side going into this one. He beat Chris Billam-Smith both times they met as amateurs, and he now wants a third win when they share a ring as professionals on Nov. 7.
The careers have since split. Billam-Smith, 36, became a world champion, winning the WBO cruiserweight title, while Clarke, 35, boxed for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics. Clarke does not play down that gap. By his account it has been a decade since they fought, and he said he respects what his opponent has done.
The form going in is similar. Both won on the same Zuffa Boxing bill in June: Billam-Smith, 22-2 with 14 knockouts, got past Ryan Rozicki, and Clarke, 12-2 with nine, beat Jack Massey. For Clarke the win came after consecutive defeats to Leonardo Mosquea in December 2024 and Viddal Riley in April 2025.
Clarke points to the Massey fight as proof he can handle trouble. He told Sky Sports he was dictating the pace until Massey caught him and tried to finish him, and that he then adjusted and won. He believes a plan from Billam-Smith will not change that: "The bull's always driven - but they get tamed."
Billam-Smith is the taller man at 6 ft 3 in and the one with the title on his résumé, so the amateur record is Clarke's main argument. Whether it carries any weight will only be known on Nov. 7.
The careers have since split. Billam-Smith, 36, became a world champion, winning the WBO cruiserweight title, while Clarke, 35, boxed for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics. Clarke does not play down that gap. By his account it has been a decade since they fought, and he said he respects what his opponent has done.
The form going in is similar. Both won on the same Zuffa Boxing bill in June: Billam-Smith, 22-2 with 14 knockouts, got past Ryan Rozicki, and Clarke, 12-2 with nine, beat Jack Massey. For Clarke the win came after consecutive defeats to Leonardo Mosquea in December 2024 and Viddal Riley in April 2025.
Clarke points to the Massey fight as proof he can handle trouble. He told Sky Sports he was dictating the pace until Massey caught him and tried to finish him, and that he then adjusted and won. He believes a plan from Billam-Smith will not change that: "The bull's always driven - but they get tamed."
Billam-Smith is the taller man at 6 ft 3 in and the one with the title on his résumé, so the amateur record is Clarke's main argument. Whether it carries any weight will only be known on Nov. 7.
- Summary
- Billam-Smith and Clarke meet in a cruiserweight bout at Zuffa Boxing 12 at London's Copper Box Arena on Nov. 7, live on Sky Sports, with Bentley vs. Mosley Jr on the undercard.
- Key points (one per line)
- Billam-Smith (22-2) faces Clarke (12-2) at Zuffa Boxing 12 on Nov. 7; Clarke beat him twice as an amateur.
Live coverage starts at 7 p.m. UK time on Sky Sports; prelims stream from 5 p.m.
Denzel Bentley fights Shane Mosley Jr on the undercard.
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- Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/3dcf59cd-fadf-4af2-a652-5b88aa9e647a/cheavon-clarke-backs-himself-to-beat-chris-billam-smith-again-on-7
Combat Sports UK | https://combatsportsuk.com/news/c3067ce8-bb98-43bb-ae85-9a0971e6be15/chris-billam-smith-vs-cheavon-clarke-fight-time-undercard-and-how
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