Cheavon Clarke (also named Cheavan Clarke, born 14 December 1990) is a Jamaican-born British
professional boxer
Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...
.
He competed for Jamaica in the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...
. After that he changed his allegiance to Great Britain / England, then went on to win a silver medal in the
2017 European Championships.
In May 2019, Clarke was selected to compete at the
2019 European Games
, translation: Time for bright victories!
, nations participating = 50
, athletes participating = 4,082
, events = 200 in 15 sports
, opening ceremony = 21 June
, closing ceremony = 30 June
, officially opened ...
in
Minsk
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,
Belarus
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. He also competed at the
2019 World Championships in
Yekaterinburg
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,
Russia
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, where he lost by unanimous decision to
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov
Muslim Gamzatovich Gadzhimagomedov (russian: Муслим Гамзатович Гаджимагомедов; born 14 January 1997) is a Russian professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) bridgerweight title since July 2024 ...
in the quarterfinals.
Professional boxing record
Notes
References
1990 births
Living people
British male boxers
Jamaican male boxers
Black British sportspeople
English people of Jamaican descent
Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom
Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica
Boxers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
Boxers at the 2019 European Games
European Games medalists in boxing
European Games bronze medalists for Great Britain
Heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Great Britain
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