On May 25, 2024, a 31-year-old Ellis Zorro (17-1, 7 KOs) and Cheavon Clarke met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Zorro came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 38% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 2 days.
Ellis Zorro lost to Cheavon Clarke via KO in the 8th round, and adds an loss to his record at 17-2.
On December 23, 2023, a 31-year-old Ellis Zorro (17-0, 7 KOs) got a shot at the cruiserweight IBF title held by 28-year-old Australian boxer Jai Opetaia (23-0, 18 KOs).
Zorro came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 41% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 17 days. Opetaia was on a 23-fight win streak with a 78% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 23 days.
Jai Opetaia made quick work of Ellis Zorro, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Opetaia improves his record to 24-0 (19 KOs), while Zorro adds a loss to his record at 17-1.