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Zhang felt he was not taken seriously by his promoter. [ 43 ] [ 18 ] He was paid around $7,000 for his pro debut, [ 18 ] [ 2 ] and some of his earlier pro fights were paid $2000 and $5000. [ 44 ] When Shawn George became Zhang's head coach in 2017, George was upset by how the promoters saw Zhang as a novelty act along the lines of Nikolai ...
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.
The Queensberry vs. Matchroom '5v5' headlined by Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang is available on DAZN pay-per-view in the United States. A DAZN subscription is needed to purchase the pay-per-view ...
In his next bout he fought 2008 Beijing Olympics silver medalist Zhang Zhilei, dropping his taller opponent in the middle round; Joshua won by 15:11 guaranteeing at least a bronze medal. In the semi-final Joshua met Kazakh boxer Ivan Dychko , and despite Joshua's height disadvantage he won by 13:11 to gain a place in the Olympic final.
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.
Back in April, Zhilei Zhang was a boxing dreamer of 39 when he closed Joe Joyce’s right eye and stopped him in six rounds.. It was one of boxing’s genuine shocks and on Saturday, at the old ...
As professional boxing has four major sanctioning bodies (WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO) each with their own champions, the sport doesn't have a centralized ranking system.The rankings published by these organizations share the trait of not ranking the other organizations' champions, as each one of the sanctioning bodies expects their champion to frequently defend their title against their top-ranked ...
On 15 January 2024, only weeks after defeating Wilder, it was announced that Parker would be challenge WBO interim heavyweight champion Zhilei Zhang (26-1-1, 21 KOs), with the fight scheduled to occur on 8 March, as the co-main event of the Knockout Chaos event headlined by Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou, at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena. A formal ...