David Jamieson says his British title eliminator against Cheavon Clarke at Wembley next month is a “life-changer” and will leave no stone unturned in his bid to line up a shot at the cruiserweight belt.
Jamieson, who hails from Westwood, will take on 2017 European Championship silver medallist Cheavon Clarke at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on Saturday, June 10, on the undercard of the Sunny Edwards v Andres Campos IBF World flyweight title fight.
He says Clarke’s camp are naive to have agreed to the match based on Jamieson’s fight against Mikael Lawal back in November, when the Englishman broke his jaw to land the title.
But the IBO Intercontinental champion says that was a fight that happened after 10 days’ notice, and they haven’t seen him after 10 weeks’ preparation, like he has for this one. Jamieson said: “This will be the life changer, nothing short of it. It doesn’t get much bigger than this.
“I’ll get a two-fight deal with Matchroom Boxing, so this will be the one that changes everything.
“I’m very much ready for this, and I’m always banging on about a proper crack of the whip – 10 weeks’ notice, a proper camp, all that sort of stuff, so it’s brilliant.
“This is my shot at it. It’s full-time training, I’m training twice a day, six days a week, I’ve got strength and conditioning and nutritionists on board, so it really is no stone left unturned.
“This is everything I’ve been working towards – big time – and this is the one. It’s what I’m in boxing for.
“It’s the tip of the iceberg, it’s the culmination of 17 years of hard work, and this is my proper crack of the whip.”
The 31-year-old takes on Jamaican-English Clarke, from Gravesend in Kent, who is a year older. Clarke is undefeated
in five fights, while Jamieson has 10 wins from 12, having twice lost to Lawal.
Jamieson told Lanarkshire Live Sport : “Cheavon is a good lad, he was in GB’s Podium Squad for as long as anybody can remember, attended the Olympics and didn’t medal, but he’s a very good operator.
“It tells you the sort of calibre he is that this is his sixth fight but it’s a British title eliminator, so they obviously reckon he’s got it all to do.
“It’s a good test. He’s sitting at number four in Britain and I’m at number 10, so fair play to them for taking the fight, and it’s certainly not going to be easy.
“Even though he’s the favourite, I think they’ll know they’re right up against it. It was probably testament to them watching the Mikael Lawal scenario, but that was after 10 days’ notice and they’ve not seen me on 10 weeks’ notice, so I think it’s a bit of naivety on their part.
“I am more experienced than Cheavon. He’s very green in the pro ranks, and despite him having a massive amateur pedigree there, it’s a very different game. You take the head guards off, put the wee gloves on and box for longer rounds, and it’s a totally different game.
“We’re big guys at cruiserweight.
“I’m going out there prepared to hear the final bell, but if I can get Cheavon Clarke out of there, I’ll certainly be doing it.”
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