Chris Billam-Smith and Cheavon Clarke finished the ceremonial weigh-in with a wide-eyed staredown. Billam-Smith maintained a steely, unblinking glare until Clarke looked away. They box on Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena, live on Sky Sports, and Billam-Smith pledged simply that the fight would be "a violent one".
Does that mean he intends to end it inside the distance? "Absolutely." Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Clarke though has beaten Billam-Smith before, defeating him twice in amateur bouts a decade ago. "Twenty-five-year-old me will be very happy tomorrow night," Billam-Smith said.
"[Clarke] is going to be confident, he's come off a good win but I know what I'm capable of and that's all that matters." He might have beaten the Bournemouth man as an amateur, but Clarke has been overshadowed by Billam-Smith as a pro. He wants to change that on Saturday. "After tomorrow night you guys will be talking my name," Clarke said.
"It's going to be explosive. "It's been a very, very tough camp. Come tomorrow night you guys will see." Shane Mosley Jr missed weight on the first attempt for his middleweight clash with Denzel Bentley.
Mosley fights Bentley in the chief support to Billam-Smith vs Clarke on Saturday. The son of boxing legend Shane Mosley, the American contender took to the scales on Friday morning for the official weigh-in. Tall and big for the weight, Mosley looked gaunt as he stepped on to the scales.
Stripping to shave off some additional weight, he stepped on to the scales behind a screen but was still one pound over the middleweight limit for his first attempt. London's Bentley looked in fine condition as he hit the 160lb limit exactly. He stayed to watch Mosley return to the scales.
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