Frazer Clarke vs. Jeamie TKV | BBC - 29 November 2025

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‘Red-carpet fighter’ Frazer Clarke and Jeamie Tshikeva set for BBC bow

“I’m as focused as I need to be,” said Frazer Clarke as the bad blood simmered between him and his rival, fellow British heavyweight Jeamie “TKV” Tshikeva. “There’s no doubting this opportunity and what it means to be British champion. I think every professional heavyweight in this country, it’s an ambition of theirs. It has been of mine, since I spoke to [promoter] Ben [Shalom] about turning professional and I’ve tried, I’ve failed, I’ve learned from that failure and now I feel like I’m in the best place possible to become British champion.”

Clarke and TKV came head-to-head on Thursday at the press conference before they fight on Saturday at the Vaillant Live Arena in Derby, England, and Clarke was clearly happy to have stood by Shalom after the promoter and their previous broadcaster, Sky Sports, went their separate ways.

“The biggest well done to Boxxer and Ben, it’s not a secret – the last few months have been difficult, but for a company we’ve got it done; we’re with the biggest broadcaster in the country; everyone’s going to get to see this on terrestrial TV and it’s a privilege to be main event for the first show.”

Clarke, 34, and TKV headline Boxxer’s debut BBC show and Clarke said he feels a responsibility to make his fight count. He also said that he felt that TKV’s rib injury, which caused the postponement of the first fight date, was strategic.

“He wanted to buy some more time,” Clarke alleged. “I believe he needed a bit more time.”

TKV inevitably disputed that but said that he was excited by the opportunity of headlining the BBC’s return to boxing.
“It gives me more motivation,” he said. “This should be my first title defence. That’s how I look at it. I should have walked away that night [from my fight against David Adeleye] as the British heavyweight champion and this should be my title defense, but you know what? Things happen for a reason.

“We’re here now and we’re going to fight on Saturday. It’s big. I know how big this opportunity is.”

TKV has been outspoken in the build-up to Saturday’s fight, implying that Clarke is a pretend nice guy.

“He has a persona, he’s a good guy in front of everyone, in front of the cameras, but behind the scenes he makes a lot of cheeky and disrespectful comments, and that’s what I’m talking about,” said TKV, who is 8-2 (5 KOs) and 32 years old. “You don’t need to be disrespectful; we’re going to fight anyways.”

Clarke, an Olympic bronze medalist, is from Derby, so London’s TKV is heading into enemy territory to challenge for the vacant British heavyweight title.

“We’re here in his backyard,” said TKV. “This show favors him. He’s always had it easy. He’s a red-carpet fighter. Everything favors you.”

Clarke has twice boxed newly-crowned WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley, going to a 12-round draw in a wild battle but then getting blown away in a round in the rematch. He would like a trilogy fight down the line.

“First and foremost, I can sit here and congratulate Fabio Wardley because the story and the way he’s done it and what he’s done, I think it’s fantastic,” said Clarke, 9-1-1- (7 KOs). “But that is now one of my ambitions. People might think it’s a million miles away; first and foremost I’ve got to concentrate on Jeamie…

“I have to take care of Jeamie before I do anything. But if that opportunity arises itself, oh my god, I would take it with both hands. That’s something I would definitely look to do again. Congratulations to the world champion, but the division now, it only takes a few fights and you can be mixing it with these guys.”

Asked whether the fight on Saturday goes the distance, Clarke, 34, responded: “Not a chance.”

TKV replied: “I’m knocking out Frazer and he knows it.”

[MightyWarrior]

I still think Ben has played a blinder, pulled a rabbit out of the hat. Now he just needs his two heavyweight boys to step up with a multiple knockdown slugfest and he’ll probably bag a few more million viewers for his next one on the Beeb. No women’s boxing though, it just doesn’t fly and is a desert waste land.

I’ve had few very casual boxing friends mention how they’re going to be watching the boxing on the BBC Sat night, an older demographic that would just look at you blankly if you mentioned DAZN.
Or Ben Whitaker.

[Cyclops]

These two were properly at it on talkSPORT earlier.

Genuine beef. At least on TKV’s part.

Theatric handbags to sell the fight, which is fair enough on TKV’s part but tiresome for old gits like me: we’ve seen it all before, haven’t we?

I would like to see Frazier do well, though. The man he held to a draw is now rated by many as the 2nd best in the world. That’s got to have improved his self-confidence a bit, hasn’t it?

[Spud MK2]

whose going .. z

[Ruthless-RKO]

Clarke weighed 270lbs 20z, his lightest since his 2024 draw with Fabio Wardley.

TKV came in at his heaviest to date at 264lbs 9oz.

Other notable weights were:

Francesca Hennessy (117lbs 8oz) vs. Fabiana Bytyqi (117lbs 4oz)

Bobby Dalton (146lbs 4oz) vs. Joel Kodua (146lbs 7oz)

Jack Massey (209lbs 9oz) vs. Ivan Garcia (209lbs)

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Full weights below

Heavyweight, 12 rounds
Frazer Clarke - 270.2 pounds
Jeamie TKV - 264.9 pounds

Welterweight, 10 rounds
Bobby Dalton - 146.4 pounds
Joel Kodua - 146.7 pounds

Bantamweight, 10x2-minute rounds
Francesca Hennessy - 117.8 pounds
Fabiana Bytyqi - 117.4 pounds

Middleweight, 8 rounds
Bradley Goldsmith - 162.13 pounds
Jordan Dujon - 164.9 pounds

Cruiserweight, 6 rounds
Jack Massey - 209.9 pounds
Ivan Garcia - 209 pounds

Junior welterweight, 6 rounds
Scott Melvin - 137.5 pounds
Harvey Sturton - 135.14 pounds

Junior lightweight, 6 rounds
Josh Rose - 131.2 pounds
Jorge Luis Huerta - 132.9 pounds

[maninthemiddle]

Any fight schedule/timings??
Hope this is successful..it’s clear from Decembers schedule that relying solely on DAZN isn’t going to provide a decent standard of boxing at least fortnightly…

[Ruthless-RKO]

Any fight schedule/timings??
Hope this is successful..it’s clear from Decembers schedule that relying solely on DAZN isn’t going to provide a decent standard of boxing at least fortnightly…

BBC is from 8pm to 10pm

before that we have iPlayer from 6pm

Im guessing the top two fights or 3 will be on BBC2

[Spud MK2]

it will be good to see some of you there …

come to say hello

i am the bald i l ugly one

[Ruthless-RKO]

Weigh in

[keithmoonhangover]

I'm telling you, Clarke early doors.

[Boxerbeetle]

it will be good to see some of you there …

come to say hello

i am the bald i l ugly one

Doesn’t really narrow it down in a typical boxing crowd

[handsofstone]

Think Clarke will know too much for TKV

[Coco]

Saying that, Clarke has had less than a round of boxing in the year since he was almost beheaded by Wardley.
Defeats and damage like that stay with you

[KiwiRider]

Saying that, Clarke has had less than a round of boxing in the year since he was almost beheaded by Wardley.
Defeats and damage like that stay with you

That image of Clarke in the corner with a face that was lopsided still haunts me a year later.

[CaptainSpacerod]

A British heavyweight title fight on free to air tv with big Ron on comms

Looking forward to it

[Ruthless-RKO]

'He's rattled' - security separate Clarke & TKV

A riled-up Frazer Clarke swore at Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva's team as tempers flared at a testy weigh-in for Saturday's British heavyweight title bout in Derby.

After both men hit the scales - Clarke at 19st 4lb (123 kg) and TKV at 18st 12lb (120 kg) - a fiery standoff erupted.

Words were exchanged and voices gradually rose, and security stepped in as tensions threatened to boil over.

Clarke then stuck both middle fingers up at TKV's small entourage, reigniting the verbal sparring.

"I'll take this boy to school and beat him up," Clarke, 34, warned. The next time they meet will be at the Vaillant Arena, with the bout broadcast live on BBC Two.

The rivalry between the two Britons has intensified since their original October 25 fight was postponed because of an injury to TKV, which Clarke has publicly questioned.

"He's a funny character. I walked past him in the corridor, didn't do anything, but when security is around he wants to talk funny," 32-year-old TKV said. "That really shows his character."

The weigh-in was open to the public, with a couple of hundred fans packed into a hotel function room near East Midlands Airport.

Clarke left the stage but heckled from the floor, shouting "one round", to which TKV shot back: "You carry on nodding your head and I'll knock you out tomorrow."

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Jeamie ‘TKV’ Tshikeva ‘incentivised’ by bright lights of the BBC

Jeamie Tshikeva is preparing to fight Frazer Clarke driven by the knowledge that Saturday’s contest could be the first of numerous live on the BBC.

The heavyweight fights for the vacant British title for the second time in his career, and will walk to the ring at the Vaillant Live in Derby, England aware of the plans of Boxxer’s Ben Shalom to thereafter stage a fight on British terrestrial television once a month.

Clarke-Tshikeva represents the first of Boxxer’s fight nights since, following the conclusion of their agreement with Sky Sports, they secured a broadcasting deal with the BBC. At Thursday’s final press conference Shalom revealed plans to deliver for the influential broadcaster once a month – Callum Simpson-Troy Williamson follows on December 20 – and “TKV” Tshikeva therefore recognises that not only against Clarke can he record his highest-profile victory, but that he can also earn the chance to transform his profile and career in a way that was previously beyond his reach.

“It’s great news,” the 32-year-old told BS. “One show a month – that’s great for boxing in general. Not just for Boxxer but boxing, and the BBC in general.

“I know how big this opportunity is, not only for now but for hereafter. It’s a big incentive.

“It’s very valuable [for me to fight on terrestrial television]. A lot of people, from where I come from, get to see me on the big stage, performing; doing what they can do too. They’re staying focused and sticking to what they can do. It’s very valuable for me – for my family and friends and people who are close to me to see me performing on Saturday. It’s very, very special.”

He regardless also recognises the extent to which he represents the underdog. The 34-year-old Clarke has long been a valuable asset for Boxxer; Clarke winning an Olympic bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 was also broadcast by none other than the BBC.

“I feel like I’m being underestimated and it’s been like that from the jump,” he said ahead of the showdown that will also be shown by Triller. “This back and forth started with Frazer from three years ago. After I knocked out an opponent [Jake Darnell] that he boxed, they asked him whether they thought I was good or not, and he said I was a tune-up fight for him, and I’ve always wanted to prove I’m not a tune-up fight; that I’m the real deal. So this is what I’m doing on Saturday by showing that I am the real deal, even though he’s overlooking me.

“There was a little bit of needle; there was a little bit of needle; it died down a little bit, but it livened up again after the postponement [from October 25 to November 29]. He started talking a bit funny, as I say, and now it’s started up a whole new needle and it’s going back and forth.

“I’m all good now, ‘cause I’ve been to the physio – I’ve sorted it out [the injury that forced the postponement]. I’ve had the rest that was needed to heal. But, listen, I was as frustrated as Frazer for the fight getting postponed. I really wanted to get that fight done. But I was told it was not a smart idea to get into that fight injured, so we had to make a very hard decision to try and get the fight postponed, which is what we did, and now we’re here Saturday.

“He’s probably the most experienced I’ve boxed, in terms of what he’s done in the past. I don’t see anything [that’s a strength] just yet.

“I don’t think his stamina’s great. Let’s see if he can take shots to the head and body again – we’ll see.”

Tshikeva was asked if that meant that he was suggesting that Clarke is not the same fighter since so devastatingly being stopped inside a round by Fabio Wardley, and he responded: “He’s not the same fighter. He’s hasn’t been hit since.

“That [victory over Ebenezer] Tetteh fight don’t really count – he hasn’t been hit since. So when he gets hit on Saturday we’ll see what happens.”

[keithmoonhangover]

'He's rattled' - security separate Clarke & TKV

A riled-up Frazer Clarke swore at Jeamie 'TKV' Tshikeva's team as tempers flared at a testy weigh-in for Saturday's British heavyweight title bout in Derby.

After both men hit the scales - Clarke at 19st 4lb (123 kg) and TKV at 18st 12lb (120 kg) - a fiery standoff erupted.

Words were exchanged and voices gradually rose, and security stepped in as tensions threatened to boil over.

Clarke then stuck both middle fingers up at TKV's small entourage, reigniting the verbal sparring.

"I'll take this boy to school and beat him up," Clarke, 34, warned. The next time they meet will be at the Vaillant Arena, with the bout broadcast live on BBC Two.

The rivalry between the two Britons has intensified since their original October 25 fight was postponed because of an injury to TKV, which Clarke has publicly questioned.

"He's a funny character. I walked past him in the corridor, didn't do anything, but when security is around he wants to talk funny," 32-year-old TKV said. "That really shows his character."

The weigh-in was open to the public, with a couple of hundred fans packed into a hotel function room near East Midlands Airport.

Clarke left the stage but heckled from the floor, shouting "one round", to which TKV shot back: "You carry on nodding your head and I'll knock you out tomorrow."

Clarke's gonna put it on him as soon as the bell rings.

[Alba]

What does TKV Stand for ? What is his background background

[The Law]

What does TKV Stand for ? What is his background background

Tshikeva. His family were from Democratic Republic of Congo

[CaptainSpacerod]

How’s everyone scoring it, Ive got Fraze 6-5 up

[ShadrachSimmo]

How’s everyone scoring it, Ive got Fraze 6-5 up

Think TKV won handily.

[Old bones Ian]

Ummm I'm going with TKV by 2 rounds

[Glass Joe]

115-112 tkv