![]() ![]() After being pipped to selection by future Olympic champion Anthony Joshua for the London 2012 Games, Clarke set his sights on competing at Rio 2016. The Burton bruiser first entered the Team GB boxing ranks as a raw, but talented, 17-year-old. “Given his pedigree, I think it’s only a matter of time. Heavyweight boxer Frazer Clarke has waited over a decade for his shot at Olympic glory. “Frazer is the next big hit in British heavyweight boxing,” said Shalom, “and now after his success in Tokyo, he is aiming to win major world titles in the professional divisions. ![]() The Staffordshire boxer will be coached by Angel Fernandez, who has also worked with Joshua.Ĭlarke, who has an amateur record of 63-25 with five knockout wins, won a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games before serving as GB’s boxing captain in Tokyo this year.īOXXER founder and CEO Ben Shalom hailed the deal with Clarke as a “landmark deal”. Frazer Clarke guaranteed himself a boxing medal in the super heavyweight division after a controversial end to the fight when his opponent Mourad Aliev was found guilty of headbutting. It’s definitely going to be the phone call I’m looking forward to! ” I’d be silly to have access to him and not use it. “Anthony Joshua is ending the phone call and he was one of the people who was there and did it. But I want everyone to follow the journey, because I’m sure it will be interesting. It will be a tough task to get to where I want to be, to be world champion. ![]() “There is a long way to go, but I am willing to learn. ![]()
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