Jack Messey is to fight in the co-main event of Zuffa Boxing 07, which is scheduled to take place on June 6 at the Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The event is significant for Dana White<\/a>\u2018s new boxing venture, Zuffa Boxing, as it marks the first card held outside the promotion\u2019s usual Las Vegas setting.<\/p>\n The card will be headlined by a cruiserweight showdown between Chris Billam-Smith and Ryan Rozicki<\/a>. As anticipation around the event continues to grow, the promotion has now officially confirmed the co-main event.<\/p>\n Zuffa Boxing 07 confirms Jack Massey vs Cheavon Clarke for co-main event<\/p>\n Massey will face Cheavon Clarke in a 10-round cruiserweight bout on the same card.<\/p>\n Zuffa Boxing announced the matchup through social media, teasing the addition of \u201cmore 200 pounders into the mix\u201d as the promotion continues strengthening its cruiserweight division.<\/p>\n Massey enters the fight with momentum and experience at the cruiserweight level. He challenged Jai Opetaia for the IBF world cruiserweight title. He suffered a knockout loss in the sixth round in October 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n Following the loss, he took on Ivan Gabriel Garcia and secured a fourth-round knockout victory. \u2018One Smack\u2019 holds a professional record of 23 wins, out of which 13 were via knockouts, and suffered 3 losses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Fighting in front of a home crowd in England could also provide a significant boost for the 33-year-old as he looks to make a statement under the Zuffa Boxing banner.<\/p>\n On the opposite side, Clarke has steadily developed into one of the more dangerous names in the domestic cruiserweight division. He has 11 victories to his name, 8 via knockouts. He was on a two-fight loading streak that ended in his most recent bout against Anthony Hollaway, where he stopped him in the fourth round.\u00a0<\/p>\n Massey and Clarke react to Zuffa Boxing cruiserweight clash<\/p>\n