LONDON, England —
Frazer Clarke is not expecting to face
Jeamie TKV for the British title next despite the British Boxing Board of Control officially ordering the fight.
After his defeat to
Fabio Wardley for the same belt in October, Clarke, 33, returned to winning ways
by stopping Ebenezer Tetteh inside two minutes at BP Pulse Live Arena, Birmingham on April 20.
And now he looks set to fight for the British title again in his next outing, but the opponent for that fight remains unclear.
The Board had initially ordered TKV and David Adeleye
to have an immediate rematch for the belt following the controversial conclusion of their initial encounter, when the latter won in the sixth.
That night, Adeleye had made his initial breakthrough when referee Ron Kearney shouted "break" and even moved TKV's arm before his opponent landed a huge left hook. After reviewing the incident a few days later, the Board decided the pair should fight again.
However, Adeleye relinquished his British title and is now scheduled to fight Filip Hrgovic in Riyadh on Aug. 16 instead. The Board then ordered TKV to fight Clarke.
But Clarke told The Ring that he is not expecting to fight TKV next, because the man from Tottenham has signed to face the rejuvenated
Dave Allen next instead.
“I’ve had numerous messages off numerous people, good sources, saying that TKV is not going to be fighting me,” Clarke said.
“He’s fighting Dave Allen. I don’t know whether he will be offered more money to fight Dave for the Commonwealth title or not, it’s not my business, and it’s totally up to him.
“I’m unsure about who I’ll be fighting next but I’m not particularly bothered whether it’s him or whether it’s another challenger. All I’m concerned about is fighting for the British title next.
“That’s what the Board have ruled and that’s exactly how it’s going to be.”
So, with Adeleye, TKV and Allen all tied up, Clarke believes it could be either
Solomon Dacres or Nick Webb who get the nod from the Board.
Dacres, 31, improved to 10-1, 3 KOs with an
impressive 10-round unanimous decision victory over the previously undefeated Vladyslav Sirenko at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. It was Dacres' first fight since a first-round stoppage defeat by Adeleye in their English title fight on Dec. 7.
Webb, meanwhile, had been out of the ring for more than three years before returning to score an eighth-round stoppage of Courtney Bennett in their October fight for the Southern Area title.
Clarke said: “Solomon had a good win so maybe the Board will put him forward. The other name I’ve heard is Nick Webb. But I’m not particularly bothered about who it is, I just know that I want to fight for the British title.”