Zuffa Boxing 12 start time, fight card, predictions and where to watch Chris Billam Smith vs. Cheavon Clarke — SkimNews
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- Zuffa Boxing stages its 12th numbered event Nov. 6 at Copper Box Arena in London, with Chris Billam-Smith (-450) and Cheavon Clarke (+320) headlining a cruiserweight main event per DraftKings odds; prelims start at 12:15 p.m. ET, the main card at 2 p.m. ET, and Paramount+ plans start at $8.99/month or $89.99/year.
- Chris Billam-Smith, the former WBO cruiserweight champion, won his Zuffa debut against Ryan Rozicki in June by stoppage after seven rounds, with Rozicki's corner halting the punishment after Rozicki showed what the source calls an iron chin and loads of heart.
- Cheavon Clarke recovered from two fourth-round knockdowns against Jack Massey, scored a knockdown of his own in the seventh and forced a referee stoppage — his second win after back-to-back losses to Leonardo Mosquea and Viddal Riley.
- Shane Mosley Jr. returns at middleweight against Denzel Bentley (Bentley -160, Mosley Jr. +125), his first fight since his win over Serhii Bohachuk.
- Sam Hickey anchors the undercard against Amaury Massenaux at -2000, joined by Kayla Allen vs. Julia Igel (Allen -1400), Lucas Roehrig vs. Connal McDonald (Roehrig -2000), Umar Dzambekov vs. Zach Parker (Dzambekov -330, Parker +250), Vinnie Kemp vs. Liam McElhinney and Masood Abdulah vs. Adan Palma (Abdulah -260).
- Billam-Smith is picked to win by TKO9, with the preview expecting a cautious opening before he turns up the heat; Clarke's only identified route is connecting with one big punch.
Why it matters: For bettors backing Clarke at +320, the preview leaves only one route — one big punch — since Billam-Smith is favored at -450 and can win in nearly any style, and the pick is a ninth-round TKO. Clarke's seventh-round recovery against Massey is the one card-based argument for an upset.
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