Lennox Clarke is an English professional boxer who held the British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles from 2021 to 2022.

Lennox Clarke
Born
Birmingham, England
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights23
Wins20
Wins by KO8
Losses2
Draws1

Professional career

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Clarke made his professional debut on 16 November 2013, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against James Child at the Town Hall in Walsall.[2]

After compiling a record of 6–0 (3 KOs), he defeated Dan Blackwell via points decision (PTS) over eight rounds on 21 February 2015, capturing the vacant British Masters Bronze super-middleweight title at the Stadium Suite at the Banks's Stadium in Walsall.[3]

Following eight more wins and one draw, Clarke faced Jahmaine Smyle for the IBO Continental super-middleweight title on 2 December 2017 at the Leicester Arena. Clarke scored a knockdown in the ninth round en route to a unanimous decision (UD) victory to win his second regional title. All three judges scored the bout 97–92.[4]

He scored three more wins before challenging Commonwealth super-middleweight champion Lerrone Richards. The bout took place on 30 November 2019 at the Arena Birmingham, with the vacant British super-middleweight title also on the line. After a closely contested twelve-rounds which saw Clarke march forward as the aggressor while Richards remained on the back foot, boxing at range, Clarke suffered the first defeat of his career, losing via split decision (SD). One judge scored the bout 115–113 in favour of Clarke while the other two scored it 117–112 and 116–113 for Richards.[5]

Professional boxing record

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23 fights 20 wins 2 losses
By knockout 8 1
By decision 12 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
23 Loss 20–2–1 Mark Heffron TKO 5 (12), 2:28 16 Jul 2022 Copper Box Arena, London, England Lost British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles; For IBF Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
22 Win 20–1–1 Willy Hutchinson TKO 5 (12), 1:05 27 Mar 2021 Copper Box Arena, London, England Won vacant British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles
21 Loss 19–1–1 Lerrone Richards SD 12 30 Nov 2019 Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England For Commonwealth and vacant British super-middleweight titles
20 Win 19–0–1 Darryl Sharp PTS 4 28 Sep 2019 Town Hall, Walsall, England
19 Win 18–0–1 Elvis Dube PTS 4 22 Dec 2018 Stadium Suite at Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
18 Win 17–0–1 Wilmer Gonzalez TKO 1 (6), 1:57 21 Apr 2018 Town Hall, Walsall, England
17 Win 16–0–1 Jahmaine Smyle UD 10 2 Dec 2017 Leicester Arena, Leicester, England Won vacant IBO Continental super-middleweight title
16 Draw 15–0–1 Karel Horejsek PTS 8 13 May 2017 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
15 Win 15–0 Bartlomiej Grafka PTS 8 17 Feb 2017 Stadium Suite at Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
14 Win 14–0 Adam Jones PTS 4 22 Oct 2016 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
13 Win 13–0 Zahari Mutafchiev TKO 2 (4), 0:13 2 Sep 2016 Stadium Suite at Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
12 Win 12–0 Dean Gillen TKO 1 (8), 2:22 9 Jul 2016 Town Hall, Walsall, England
11 Win 11–0 Kiril Psonko PTS 4 28 May 2016 The Venue, Birmingham, England
10 Win 10–0 Richard Horton TKO 1 (8), 1:44 19 Feb 2016 Town Hall, Walsall, England
9 Win 9–0 Elvis Dube PTS 4 18 Dec 2015 Stadium Suite at Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England
8 Win 8–0 Alistair Warren PTS 4 9 May 2015 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England
7 Win 7–0 Dan Blackwell PTS 8 21 Feb 2015 Stadium Suite at Banks's Stadium, Walsall, England Won vacant British Masters Bronze super-middleweight title
6 Win 6–0 Jamie Ambler PTS 4 29 Nov 2014 Town Hall, Walsall, England
5 Win 5–0 Raimonds Sniedze TKO 1 (4), 0:32 24 Oct 2014 Hatherley Manor Hotel, Cheltenham, England
4 Win 4–0 Joe Walsh TKO 1 (4), 1:59 11 Jul 2014 Town Hall, Walsall, England
3 Win 3–0 Shaun Law PTS 4 1 Mar 2014 Town Hall, Walsall, England
2 Win 2–0 Jody Meikle PTS 4 19 Dec 2013 Holiday Inn, Birmingham, England
1 Win 1–0 James Child TKO 2 (4), 1:58 16 Nov 2013 Town Hall, Walsall, England

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Lennox Clarke". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "BoxRec: Lennox Clarke vs. James Child". BoxRec. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Two champions crowned on the Saddlers' turf". www.expressandstar.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ^ Kuitunen, Patrik (5 December 2017). "Ringside In Leicester - Yigit Keeps Title, Introducing Lennox Clarke". Boxing Social. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ^ Lockley, Mike (2 December 2019). "Lennox Clarke just loses out in chess match". BirminghamLive. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
N/A British Masters Bronze super-middleweight champion
21 February 2015 – May 2015
N/A
Inaugural champion IBO Continental super-middleweight champion
2 December 2017 – 2018
Vacant
Title next held by
Toni Kraft