Chris Billam-Smith has a chance to avenge two amateur losses to Chev Clarke on November 7. The danger is that Clarke’s best punches may come exactly where Billam-Smith likes to fight: up close.

Their 12-round cruiserweight bout will headline Zuffa Boxing 12 at London’s Copper Box Arena. Billam-Smith (22-2, 14 KOs) brings the world title experience. Clarke (12-2, 9 KOs) brings the amateur wins and the confidence of a fighter who has already beaten him twice.

Billam-Smith tends to make fights physical. He leans on opponents, works along the ropes and keeps punching when the exchanges get ugly. That served him in June against Ryan Rozicki, who…

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