Late 2023
Potentially

in the United States

Potential contest @ Heavyweight
15-0-0
25-1-1

Belts on The Line

WBO Interim World Heavyweight

The tape

31
Age
40
6' 6" / 198 cm
Height
6' 6" / 198 cm
-
Reach
78" / 198 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Southpaw (L)

Full record

UD 12TKO 3TKO 3TKO 5KO 2
Form
TKO 6UD 12KO 1TKO 2MD 10
15
Wins
25
12
By KO
20
80
KO%
80
0
Losses
1
0
Stopped
0
0
Draws
1
2017
Debut
2014
61
Pro rounds
90

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

10
The Ring
4
7
WBA
-
-
WBC
-
9
WBO
-
1
IBF
-

Filip Hrgovic vs Zhilei Zhang preview

When is Hrgovic vs Zhang II?

Filip Hrgovic could face the challenge of Zhilei Zhang in Late 2023 in the United States.

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

Hrgovic vs Zhang II stats

Filip Hrgovic would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Zhilei Zhang would make his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 20 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest that Hrgovic and Zhang have similar power, both with a 80% knock out percentage.

Filip Hrgovic is the younger man by 9 years, at 31 years old.

Filip Hrgovic fights out of the orthodox stance, while Zhilei Zhang is a southpaw.

Hrgovic is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 3 year and 1 month later than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 29 less professional rounds, 61 to Zhang's 90.

Filip Hrgovic goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 9 by the WBO, 1 by the IBF and 10 by the RING at heavyweight.

Zhilei Zhang is currently ranked number 4 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Hrgovic vs Zhang II form

Hrgovic remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Zhilei Zhang on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Emir Ahmatovic on 4th December 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beat Marko Radonjic on 10th September 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Worthersee Stadium, Klagenfurt, Austria.

Before that, he had defeated Rydell Booker on 7th November 2020 by technical knockout in the 5th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

He had won against Alexandre Kartozia on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round at Struer Arena, Struer, Denmark.

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated 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, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Scott Alexander on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had beat Craig Lewis on 27th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had drawn with Jerry Forrest on 27th February 2021 by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Filip Hrgovic.

Filip Hrgovic last fought 9 months and 18 days ago, while Zhilei Zhang's last outing was 1 month and 23 days ago.

Hrgovic's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

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