Jack Massey will battle Cheavon Clarke on the all-action Bournemouth invoice on June 6, stay on Sky Sports activities.
It’s one other thrilling cruiserweight conflict on the Zuffa Boxing 07 card on the Bournemouth Worldwide Centre, topped by Chris Billam-Smith’s battle with Ryan Rozicki.
Massey is a former world title challenger and former European champion, seeking to work his approach again to the highest of the cruiserweight division. Now he’s going into one other 50-50 battle with explosive Olympian Cheavon Clarke.
“Chev Clarke is a fight that really excites me,” Massey mentioned.
“Everyone loves a domestic clash, and this bout, live on Sky Sports, will propel me right back in the mix for another shot at the world title. Zuffa has a great plan for me, and it all starts here.”
Turning skilled in 2013, Massey went on a 16-fight run of victories. His report suffered a blemish with a loss on factors to Richard Riakporhe in 2019.
He instantly returned to profitable methods and even moved as much as heavyweight for one battle when he took on probably the greatest within the division, former world champion Joseph Parker.
He misplaced the choice to Parker however nonetheless impressed as he took an elite heavyweight the 10-round distance.
Massey took out Belgian nationwide champion Steve Eloundou Ntere with a blazing one-round knockout. That introduced him to a showdown with south London’s Isaac Chamberlain at Selhurst Park.
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Jack Massey overcame Isaac Chamberlain to win the European and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles after a gruelling unanimous determination win.
Massey secured a high-quality victory to grow to be the European champion, a win that set him up for a world title shot.
He fought the unbeaten, excellent Jai Opetaia in Riyadh and regardless of a gritty show of his toughness and bravado was halted within the sixth spherical of the battle. Massey rebounded from the Opetaia setback with a fourth-round stoppage win over Ivan Gabriel Garcia final November.
This subsequent battle guarantees to be one other ferociously aggressive outing for Massey. Clarke was a wonderful beginner boxer who secured the silver medal on the 2017 European Video games and a bronze on the 2018 Commonwealth Video games. He received Olympic qualification and represented Staff GB on the Tokyo Video games.
With an aggressive, hard-punching type, eight of his 11 skilled victories have come inside the space.
He is scored a formidable stoppage win over former European champion Tommy McCarthy in Belfast and in simply his ninth professional battle knocked out Ellis Zorro to win the British cruiserweight title.
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Chris Billam-Smith says Ryan Rozicki brings critical energy and he’s ready for a tough evening on June 6.
He beat Efetobor Apochi in California however in a European championship conflict was edged out on a break up determination by Leonardo Mosquea in Monte Carlo.
After a factors reverse to Viddal Riley on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, he got here again to knock out Anthony Hollaway in Stockton.
He’s decided to make a press release towards Massey in Bournemouth. “Thank you to my team and Zuffa for getting this over the line,” Clarke mentioned. “This is a new chapter, and I’m ready to show the best of myself on Sky Sports.”
Followers are inspired to register their curiosity early for the most effective probability to safe tickets through ZuffaBoxing.com. Tickets will go on sale at 10am BST on Friday, Could 8 through BIC.co.uk, whereas those that registered their curiosity early will get entry at 10am BST on Thursday, Could 7.
‘Deliver one, deliver all. I am right here to battle!’
“It’s a great fight for the fight fans,” Massey informed Sky Sports activities Information. “I’ve been chasing a few fights, especially domestically and they’ve been running away and it’s not been happening.
“We have been wanting the Billam-Smith battle for an extended, very long time. We have got to get via this battle first and Chris has a obtained a really, very powerful battle himself.”
He expects his bout with Clarke to deliver fireworks: “When it is go time we’re each going to let leather-based fly and there is solely going to be one man on prime.”
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Jai Opetaia confirmed off his spiteful mixtures as he punished Jack Massey and compelled the stoppage in spherical six.
Cheavon Clarke informed Sky Sports activities Information: “This is a great opportunity. He’s a good fighter himself. Get past him and we can build from there.
“He is obtained the basics, he can field, he is obtained a great professional report. However it’s for me to go on the market and dismantle that.
“I have to go out there and show the qualities that I have.
“Whoever it might be, deliver one, deliver all, I am simply right here to battle.
Do not miss Jack Massey vs Cheavon Clarke stay on Sky Sports activities on June 6.
