Frazer Clarke will face former WBA world interim heavyweight title challenger Bogdan Dinu this Saturday at Manchester’s AO Arena, reside on Sky Sports.
The announcement comes after Clarke’s preliminary opponent Rydell Booker was compelled to withdraw by sickness following a critical medical incident.
The American heavyweight was taken unwell final weekend. Booker had attended a boxing occasion in his hometown of Detroit, simply days earlier than he was attributable to journey to the UK, the place he was taken sick with a critical medical emergency. He is now recuperating.
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Undefeated Team GB Olympic hero Clarke, 5-0 (4), who memorably gained a bronze medal on the 2020 Tokyo Games, will now bid so as to add one other scalp to his burgeoning resume when he faces off towards his new rival, 6ft 5in Romanian Dinu.
In his sixteenth professional bout, Daniel Dubois fought Dinu, 20-4 (16), for the vacant WBA interim heavyweight title in June 2021.
“Unfortunately, Rydell Booker had to pull out of the fight. He had a medical problem and best wishes to him, we hope he gets better soon. But we’ve got a new opponent, Bogdan Dinu, he’s a credible opponent, who’s boxed some great names,” Clarke instructed Sky Sports News.
“It’s a good fight for me and I’m looking forward to it.”
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Last 12 months, Dinu fell quick in his problem for the vacant WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title when taking up Kevin Lerena, who just lately dropped Dubois earlier than being stopped himself.
Dinu additionally fought former world title challenger Kubrat Pulev in 2019.
“This is heavyweight boxing. It’s dangerous. Especially this guy at short notice,” Clarke mentioned. “It’s up to me to be professional, which I am, go in there and do my job. I’m looking forward to it.
“It does not matter who’s getting in with me on the weekend I really feel assured, I’m match and robust. I’m able to do a job.”
Outside of the ring, the 36-year-old Dinu has served as an Independent Special Actions and Intervention Service Agent (SIIAS), which is a Romanian police task force created in 1995 as part of the Counter-Organised crime squad.
Its roles include seizing dangerous or armed criminals, handling hostage crises, disaster rescues, the protection of police, witnesses and others involved in criminal investigations.
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Whether Dinu will be capable to deal with the would possibly of “Big Fraze” in Manchester stays to be seen, nevertheless. Standing at a imply 6ft 6in, Clarke has been triumphant in his final two successive fights on the AO Arena and shall be trying to make it a hat-trick when he returns this Saturday.
After the late change of opponent, Clarke mentioned: “This is professional boxing. Don’t bank on nothing. I’m accustomed to it now and from my whole amateur career, I’ve been used to fighting people at a day’s notice. So my job is to go out there and win.
“It’s been an up-and-down begin to my profession with the change of opponents. It’s occurred three or 4 occasions now out of 5 fights. So it is not been best,” he continued. “Some of those guys, they’re powerful, robust, sturdy opponents.”
But he added: “I consider I can outbox and knock these guys out.
“I’m a winner and that’s my job every time. If I perform how I know I can, then that’s what will happen and it will be a statement.”
Watch Frazer Clarke on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie vs David Light this Saturday on Sky Sports
