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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Part of the deal for the first bout with Zhang winning, would see him promoted under the Queensberry Promotions banner for the foreseeable. Zhang's co-manager Terry Lane confirmed this. [4] [5] On 12 June 2023, Zhang confirmed he would defend his interim WBO heavyweight title in a rematch against Joyce, after Joyce activated the rematch clause.
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.
Joe Joyce MBE (born 19 September 1985) is a British professional boxer.He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim heavyweight title from 2022 to 2023. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title twice between 2018 and 2021; the British title from 2020 to 2022; and the European title from 2020 to 2021.