VS
Early 2025
Potentially

in the United Kingdom

Potential contest @ Heavyweight
34-13-0
27-2-1

The tape

40
Age
41
6' 2" / 187 cm
Height
6' 6" / 198 cm
74" / 188 cm
Reach
78" / 198 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

UD 10TKO 10SD 12UD 12SD 12
Form
TKO 5MD 12KO 3TKO 6UD 12
34
Wins
27
23
By KO
22
68
KO%
81
13
Losses
2
4
Stopped
0
0
Draws
1
2007
Debut
2014
324
Pro rounds
110

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

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The Ring
4
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WBA
8
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WBC
3
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WBO
3
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IBF
6

Derek Chisora vs Zhilei Zhang preview


When is Chisora vs Zhang?

Derek Chisora could face Zhilei Zhang in Early 2025 the United Kingdom.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Chisora vs Zhang stats

Derek Chisora would step into the ring with a record of 34 wins, 13 losses, and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zhilei Zhang would make his way to the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, with 22 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Zhang would have an advantage in power over Chisora, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Chisora's 68%.

Derek Chisora is the younger man by 1 year, at 40 years old.

Zhang has a height advantage of 4 inches over Chisora. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Derek Chisora fights out of the orthodox stance, while Zhilei Zhang is a southpaw.

Chisora is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 7 years and 5 months earlier than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 214 more professional rounds, totaling 324 compared to Zhang's 110.

Zhilei Zhang is currently ranked number 8 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Chisora vs Zhang form

Derek Chisora has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Gerald Washington on August 12, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on December 3, 2022, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Kubrat Pulev on July 9, 2022, by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on December 18, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.

He had been beaten by Joseph Parker on May 1, 2021, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Deontay Wilder on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joe Joyce on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Joe Joyce on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

He had been beaten by Filip Hrgovic on August 20, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Derek Chisora.

Derek Chisora last fought 1 year, 5 months and 10 days ago, while Zhilei Zhang's last outing was 7 months and 21 days ago.

Chisora's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 21 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 8 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

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