When is Chisora vs Zhang?
Derek Chisora could face Zhilei Zhang in Early 2024 in 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 loses and 0 draws, 23 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Zhilei Zhang would make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Zhang would have advantage in power over Chisora, with a 81% knock out percentage over Chisora's 68%.
Derek Chisora is the younger man by 1 year, at 39 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 19 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 231 more professional rounds, 324 to Zhang's 93.
Zhilei Zhang is currently ranked number 4 by the RING in the 201lb division.
Chisora vs Zhang form
Derek Chisora has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Gerald Washington on 12th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on 3rd December 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 beat Kubrat Pulev on 9th July 2022 by split decision in their 12 round contest at O2 Arena, London.
Before that, he had lost to Joseph Parker on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Lancashire.
He had been beaten by Joseph Parker on 1st May 2021 by split decision in their 12 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester.
Zhilei Zhang has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Joe Joyce on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had won against Joe Joyce on 15th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.
Going into that contest, he had lost to Filip Hrgovic on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Before that, he had beat Scott Alexander on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.
He had defeated Craig Lewis on 27th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Derek Chisora.
Derek Chisora last fought 5 months and 16 days ago, while Zhilei Zhang's last outing was 4 months and 5 days ago.
Chisora's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 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, 2 months and 1 day, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.8 rounds on average.
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