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Frazer Clarke

Frazer Clarke (born 7 August 1991)[2] is a British professional boxer He has challenged twice for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2017 European Championships; gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games; and bronze at the 2020 Olympics.

Frazer Clarke
Born (1991-09-07) 7 September 1991 (age 33)
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
NationalityBritish
Other namesBig Fraze
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 5.5 in (197 cm)
Boxing record[1]
Total fights10
Wins8
Wins by KO6
Losses1
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Super-heavyweight
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Super-heavyweight
English National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Super-heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2014 Liverpool Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Liverpool Super-heavyweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kharkiv Super-heavyweight
European Union Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Super-heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2018 Valladolid Super-heavyweight
Great Britain Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rotherham Super-heavyweight
Strandzha Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Super-heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sofia Super-heavyweight

Amateur career

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In December 2015, he won the super heavyweight division at the Rio 2016 test event.[3]

In 2016, he was ultimately overlooked for Olympic qualification in favour of fellow super heavyweight boxer Joe Joyce (who went on to claim the silver medal in Rio 2016); however, he did make the British Lionhearts squad for their maiden WSB final against the Cuba Domadores and won his match against Lenier Pero, thereby denying the Domadores what would have otherwise been a 10–0 whitewash.[4]

In 2017, he contested the European Championships and finished with a silver medal despite tearing his hamstring en route to the final.[5] The subsequent operation required to mend it forced him to miss that year's World Championships.[6]

In 2018, he beat Satish Kumar in the Commonwealth Games super heavyweight final, taking a unanimous judges' decision to claim gold.[7]

In 2019, Clarke was selected to compete at the European Games in Minsk, Belarus,[8] where he suffered a surprise defeat to Nelvie Tiafack in the round of 16.[9] On his World Championships debut, he was originally deemed to have beaten Maksim Babanin by split decision (3:2) in the quarterfinals; this result was later overturned by a bout review jury on appeal.[10]

Clarke won a bronze medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[11][12]

Highlights

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  • 2016 – World Series of Boxing Season 2016 Semi-finals – +91KG Won against Kamshybek Kunkabayev (KAZ) 3:0
  • 2016 – World Series of Boxing Season 2016 Quarter-finals – +91KG Won against Vladyslav Sirenko (UKR) TKO 5th round
  • 2016 – World Series of Boxing Season 2016 11th Round – +91KG Won against Nigel Paul (TRI) TKO 5th round
  • 2016 – Strandja Memorial Tournament (Sofia, BUL) 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Petar Belberov (BUL) 2:1 in the semi-final; Won against Kem Ljungquist (DEN) WO in the quarter-final; Won against Ali Eren Demirezen (TUR) 3:0 in the first preliminary round
  • 2016 – World Series of Boxing Season 2016 4th Round – +91KG Won against Ahmed Bourous (MAR) 3:0
  • 2015 – Olympic Test Event (Rio de Janeiro, BRA) 1st place – +91KG Won against Erik Pfeifer (GER) 2:1 in the final; Won against Satish Kumar (IND) 3:0 in the semi-final
  • 2015 – President’s Cup (Erzurum, TUR) 1st place – +91KG Won against Ibrahim Demirezen (TUR) WO in the final; Won against Ihor Shevadzutskiy (UKR) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Nkoya Ngoma (DRC) WO in the quarter-final; Won against Muhammer Taha Aslan (TUR) TKO 1st round in the first preliminary round
  • 2015 – British Championships (Rotherham, ENG) 1st place – +91KG Won against Joshua Quailey (ENG) TKO 3rd round in the final
  • 2015 – English National Championships 1st place – +91KG Won against Natty Ngengwa (ENG) 3:0 in the final; Won against Joshua Quailey (ENG) 3:0 in the semi-final
  • 2015 – Strandja Memorial Tournament (Sofia, BUL) 7th place – +91KG Lost to Petar Belberov (BUL) 2:1 in the quarter-final
  • 2014 – Golden Belt Tournament (Chiajna, ROM) 1st place – +91KG Won against Yaroslav Doronichev (RUS) 3:0 in the final; Won against Daniel Emanuel Costea (ROM) 3:0 in the semi-final
  • 2014 – Tammer Tournament (Tampere, FIN) 1st place – +91KG Won against Lenroy “Cam Awesome” Thompson (USA) 3:0 in the final; Won against Ruben Nazaryan (BEL) 3:0 in the semi-final
  • 2014 – European Union Championships (Sofia, BUL) 1st place – +91KG Won against Guido Vianello (ITA) 3:0 in the final; Won against Tony Yoka (FRA) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Aleksei Zavatin (MDA) 3:0 in the quarter-final
  • 2014 – English National Championships 2nd place – +91KG Lost to Joseph Joyce (ENG) TKO 3rd round in the final; Won against Fayz Aboadi Abbas (ENG) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Alan Johnson (ENG) TKO 2nd round in the quarter-final
  • 2014 – Strandja Memorial Tournament (Sofia, BUL) 1st place – +91KG Won against Bahodir Jalolov (UZB) 3:0 in the final; Won against Gu Guangming (CHN) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Sergey Kuzmin (RUS) 3:0 in the quarter-final
  • 2014 – RUS-GBR Dual Match (Astana, KAZ) – +91KG Won against Dmitriy Mukhin (RUS) 3:0
  • 2014 – KAZ-GBR Dual Match (Astana, KAZ) – +91KG Lost to Zhan Kosobutskiy (KAZ) 2:1
  • 2013 – Feliks Stamm Memorial Tournament (Warsaw, POL) 2nd place – +91KG Lost to Sergey Verveyko (POL) 18:12 in the final; Won against Yusuf Acik (TUR) 14:8 in the semi-final; Won against Alexei Zavatin (MDA) 10:9 in the quarter-final
  • 2013 – Gee Bee Tournament (Helsinki, FIN) 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Maksim Babanin (RUS) 19:11 in the semi-final
  • 2013 – Bocskai Memorial Tournament (Debrecen, HUN) 2nd place – +91KG Lost to Magomed Omarov (RUS) DQ 3rd round in the final; Won against Stefan Sliz (SVK) 19:6 in the semi-final; Won against Ruslan Kakushkin (BLR) 16:9 in the quarter-final
  • 2012 – EUBC European Olympic Hopes 19–22 Championships (Kaliningrad, RUS) 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Gasan Gimbatov (RUS) 19:13 in the semi-final; Won against Nikita Maculevics (LAT) 16:10 in the quarter-final
  • 2012 – British National Championships (London, ENG) 2nd place – +91KG Lost to Joseph Joyce (ENG) 37:36 in the final
  • 2012 – English National Championships 2nd place – +91KG Lost to Joseph Joyce (ENG) 5:0 in the final; Won against Courtney Clift (ENG) DQ 3rd round in the semi-final
  • 2012 – SWE-GBR Dual Match – +91KG Lost to Otto Wallin (SWE) 32:11
  • 2011 – Tammer Tournament (Tampere, FIN) 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Kaspar Vaha (EST) 22:13 in the semi-final
  • 2011 – British National Championships (London, ENG) 2nd place – +91KG Loss to Joseph Joyce (ENG) RSCI 2nd round in the final
  • 2011 – English National Championships 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Fayz Aboadi Abbas (ENG) RSC 3rd round in the semi-final
  • 2010 – Tammer Tournament (Tampere, FIN) 7th place – +91KG Lost to Lenroy Thompson (USA) 2+:2 in the quarter-final
  • 2010 – Commonwealth Championships (New Delhi, IND) 3rd place – +91KG Lost to Joseph Parker (NZL) 7:3 in the semi-final
  • 2009 – EUBC European Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Szczecin, POL) 7th place – +91KG Lost to Tony Yoka (FRA) 3:2 in the quarter-final; Won against Gheorghe Dinu (ROM) 2:1 in the first preliminary round
  • 2009 – ENG-GER Youth Dual Match2 (Dublin, IRL) – +91KG Lost to Ali Kiyidin (GER) 13:7
  • 2009 – ENG-GER Youth Dual Match (Dublin, IRL) – +91KG Won against Ali Kiyidin (GER) 14:4
  • 2009 – IRL-ENG Youth Dual Match (Dublin, IRL) – +91KG Won against Sean Turner (IRL) 13:2
  • 2009 – British Youth Championships 1991 Born Boxers (Liverpool, ENG) 1st place – +91KG Won against Rhys Williams (WAL) RSC 3rd round in the final

Professional career

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It was announced in December 2021 that Clarke had signed a contract with promotional company BOXXER.[13] His first professional fight was against Jake Darnell, which was on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook. He won the fight via knockout in round one.[14]

Clarke challenged British, Commonwealth and WBO European heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley at The O2 Arena in London on 31 March 2024 with the fight ending in a split draw. One ringside judge scored the contest 114-113 to Wardley, another had it 115-112 for Clarke while the third ruled the bout a 113-113 tie.[15][16][17]

A rematch took place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 12 October 2024, which Wardley won by knockout in the first round.[18][19][20]

Professional boxing record

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10 fights 8 wins 1 loss
By knockout 6 1
By decision 2 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Loss 8–1–1 Fabio Wardley TKO 1 (12), 2:28 12 Oct 2024 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia For British, Commonwealth, and WBA Continental heavyweight titles
9 Draw 8–0–1 Fabio Wardley SD 12 31 Mar 2024 The O2 Arena, London, England

For British, Commonwealth, WBA Continental, and WBO European heavyweight titles

8 Win 8–0 David Allen RTD 6 (10), 3:00 2 Sep 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
7 Win 7–0 Mariusz Wach UD 10 16 Jun 2023 York Hall, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Bogdan Dinu RTD 2 (8), 3:00 25 Mar 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
5 Win 5–0 Kevin Espindola RTD 4 (8), 3:00 21 Jan 2023 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 Kamil Sokołowski UD 6 12 Nov 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3 Win 3–0 Pencho Tsvetkov TKO 1 (6), 1:05 3 Sep 2022 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
2 Win 2–0 Ariel Bracamonte TKO 2 (6), 2:57 30 Jul 2022 Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth, England
1 Win 1–0 Jake Darnell TKO 1 (6), 2:06 19 Feb 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Frazer Clarke". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Frazer Clarke – England Boxing Team". Commonwealth Games England. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Brazil and Britain help deliver the perfect Olympic preview with hat-trick of golds apiece as Rio 2016 tester draws to a close". AIBA. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "British Lionhearts beaten in World Series of Boxing final by Cuba". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "European Boxing Championships 2017: Peter McGrail claims gold for England". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Ten members of GB Boxing squad to compete at the 2017 World Boxing Championships in Hamburg". GB Boxing. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ Gray, James (14 April 2018). "Anthony Joshua sparring partner Frazer Clarke wins emotional Commonwealth Games gold". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  9. ^ "British boxing trio into European Games quarter-finals but Frazer Clarke out". Sports Mole. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  10. ^ Dennen, John (19 September 2019). "Frazer Clarke result overturned in world championships". Boxing News. Newsquest Specialist Media Limited. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Tokyo Olympics: Ben Whittaker takes boxing silver as Frazer Clarke claims bronze for Team GB". The Independent. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Tokyo 2020 - Frazer Clarke: Team GB boxer seals bronze medal after falling to Bakhodir Javolov by TKO". Eurosport. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Frazer Clarke signs exclusive long-term promotional deal to launch professional career with BOXXER and Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Frazer Clarke RESULT: Olympic bronze medallist WINS pro debut against massively overmatched opponent Jake Darnell as corner throw in the towel in round one". Talksport.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  15. ^ "Fabio Wardley v Frazer Clarke: Bruising British heavyweight title fight ends in split-decision draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke fight to bloody draw". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Heavyweights Frazer Clarke and Fabio Wardley Share a Wild, Brutal Draw". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Fabio Wardley thrashes Frazer Clarke in rematch, first round knockout". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Fabio Wardley delivers brutal first-round knockout victory against Frazer Clarke in Riyadh". TNT Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Fabio Wardley knocks out Frazer Clarke in first round of heavyweight rematch". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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