Clarke vs Apochi

Who won Clarke vs Apochi?

Cheavon Clarke beat Efetobor Apochi by majority decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 31st, 2024, at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson.

The scorecards were announced as 95-95, 98-92, 97-93 in favor of winner Cheavon Clarke.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Diego Pacheco beating Maciej Sulecki. Also on the undercard Eduardo Nunez beat Miguel Marriaga, Arturo Popoca defeated Jesus Arechiga Valdez, and Adelaida Ruiz was defeated by Ginny Fuchs.

Clarke vs Apochi stats

Cheavon Clarke stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 9 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Efetobor Apochi made his way to the ring with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Cheavon Clarke was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Clarke had a height advantage of 1 inch over Apochi.

Both Cheavon Clarke and Efetobor Apochi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Clarke was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 4 years and 6 months later than Apochi, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 4 fewer professional rounds, totaling 58 compared to Apochi's 62.

Cheavon Clarke went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 14 by the WBC, 15 by the WBO, and 8 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Clarke vs Apochi form

Clarke remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ellis Zorro on May 25, 2024, by knockout in the 8th round in their BBBOC British Cruiserweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Tommy McCarthy on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Newforge Sports Complex, Belfast.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vasil Ducar on September 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had won against David Jamieson on June 10, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

He had beaten Israel Duffus on February 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

Activity check

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Apochi's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.5 rounds on average.

What time did Clarke vs Apochi start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States, which was around 3:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Clarke vs Apochi?

Clarke vs Apochi was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Clarke vs Apochi?

Cheavon Clarke was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Efetobor Apochi made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.