Clarke vs Zorro

Who won Clarke vs Zorro?

Cheavon Clarke beat Ellis Zorro by knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, May 25th, 2024, at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 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 Josh Taylor losing to Jack Catterall. Also on the undercard Paddy Donovan defeated Lewis Ritson, Gary Cully was victorious over Francesco Patera, George Liddard beat Graham McCormack, and Leli Buttigieg defeated Anas Isarti.

Clarke vs Zorro stats

Back in May 2024, Cheavon Clarke stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 8 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Ellis Zorro made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Cheavon Clarke was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Zorro had a height advantage of 4 inches over Clarke.

Both Cheavon Clarke and Ellis Zorro fought out of an orthodox stance.

Clarke was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 4 years and 2 months later than Zorro, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 9 fewer professional rounds, totaling 70 compared to Zorro's 79.

Cheavon Clarke went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, and 10 by the IBF at cruiserweight.

Ellis Zorro was ranked number 13 by the WBA in the 200lb division.

Clarke vs Zorro form

Clarke had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tommy McCarthy on January 27, 2024, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Newforge Sports Complex, Belfast, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Vasil Ducar on September 30, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Jamieson on June 10, 2023, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Before that, he had won against Israel Duffus on February 18, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Nottingham Arena, Nottingham.

He had beaten Jose Gregorio Ulrich on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Arena, Wembley.

Zorro had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jai Opetaia on December 23, 2023, by knockout in the 1st round in their The Ring Cruiserweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Luca D’Ortenzi on October 6, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at York Hall, Bethnal Green, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Hosea Burton on May 12, 2023, by technical knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

Before that, he had defeated Dec Spelman on September 16, 2022, by points in the 8th round at York Hall, Bethnal Green.

He had beaten James Farrell on May 14, 2022, by points in the 3rd round at Victoria Warehouse, Trafford Road, Lancashire.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Cheavon Clarke had been fighting more than Ellis Zorro.

Going into this contest, Cheavon Clarke had last fought 3 months and 28 days ago, while Ellis Zorro's last outing had been 5 months and 2 days ago.

Clarke's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 29 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Zorro's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Clarke vs Zorro start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Clarke vs Zorro?

Clarke vs Zorro was broadcast on DAZN Global in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Clarke vs Zorro?

Cheavon Clarke was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Ellis Zorro made his way into the ring at 6/1 (+600) with oddsmakers.