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[99] [100] A rematch clause was included in the contract for Zhang, meaning had he lost, he would be able to activate an immediate rematch with Parker. This was due to his status with the WBO, being interim champion. [101] There was a 44 pounds weight difference between the two. Zhang weighed 291.6 pounds and Parker came in at 247.6 pounds.
Zhilei Zhang (left) and Joseph Parker (right) In the chief support WBO "Interim" titleholder Zhilei Zhang faced former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker (WBO: 2nd WBC / WBA: 3rd). Parker was dropped twice in the bout, once in 3rd with a left hand and once in the 8th with a left-right hook combination.
Trainer Ismail Salas admitted even he overlooked Zhang, but promised the rematch would be different. [8] A week before the fight, Zhang downplayed Joyce's power, saying it was not as he had imagined. Zhang said he enjoyed being in the ring with Joyce, as Joyce did not move his head much and switch his angles, thus making him an easy target.
Wilder is 38 and Zhang is 41, meaning neither fighter has many bouts left before they hang up the gloves. ... Zhilei Zhang def. Deontay Wilder by ... Zhang vaulted his name to the top of the ...
Zhilei Zhang celebrates a second straight win over Joe Joyce (PA) Zhang often boasts of his ‘Chinese power’ after winning fights (Getty Images) The timing and selection of the shot were stunning.
Zhilei Zhang's upset of Joe Joyce in April might have been a shocker, but he showed Saturday it was no fluke. "Big Bang" Zhang put his British foe to sleep in their rematch with a hard right KO in ...
Joe Joyce won the WBO Interim World Heavyweight title in a September 2022 bout against Joseph Parker. [1] Zhang's last bout before facing Joyce was in August 2022 when he suffered his first loss to Croatian Filip Hrgović, after a close-fought battle where he lost by unanimous decision in what was described as a "generous" decision by broadcaster Sky Sports after a "bizarre" performance by ...
Zhang came into London as a huge underdog against the now former interim heavyweight champion Joyce.