Overview
- Coverage starts on BBC iPlayer at 18:00 GMT with the main card on BBC Two from 20:00 to 22:00 and ring walks expected around 21:00.
- The bout was moved from 25 October after Tshikeva’s rib injury, and a heated news conference this week underscored tensions over the delay.
- Clarke is widely viewed as the favourite after a TKO win over Ebenezer Tetteh, following a 2024 draw with Fabio Wardley and a first‑round defeat in their rematch.
- The Vaillant Live card features Francesca Hennessy vs Fabiana Bytyqi and Bobby Dalton vs Joel Kodua, alongside additional televised undercard bouts.
- Clarke frames the British belt as a career springboard, citing past champions as he targets renewed momentum at heavyweight.