VS
Feb 22 2025
Saturday

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12 round contest @ Heavyweight
27-2-1

Estimated Ringwalk:

2025-02-22T18:00:00Z ()

broadcast start time:

US - TBC / UK - TBC

25-0-0

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Belts on The Line

Vacant WBC Interim World Heavyweight Championship

The tape

41
Age
32
6' 6" / 198 cm
Height
6' 3" / 191 cm
78" / 198 cm
Reach
79.9" / 203 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

TKO 5MD 12KO 3TKO 6UD 12
Form
KO 7TKO 4TKO 3UD 12UD 10
27
Wins
25
22
By KO
17
81
KO%
68
2
Losses
0
0
Stopped
0
1
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2011
110
Pro rounds
125

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

4
The Ring
5
8
WBA
5
4
WBC
2
2
WBO
4
5
IBF
3

Zhilei Zhang vs Agit Kabayel preview


When is Zhang vs Kabayel?

Zhilei Zhang will face the challenge of Agit Kabayel on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, Riyadh.

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

This contest is for the vacant WBC heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev's and Dmitry Bivol's clash for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Daniel Dubois' and Joseph Parker's fight for the IBF World Heavyweight belt, Shakur Stevenson's and Floyd Schofield's fight for the WBC World Lightweight title, Carlos Adames' and Hamzah Sheeraz's contest for the WBC World Middleweight championship, and Joshua Buatsi's and Callum Smith's bout.

Zhang vs Kabayel stats

Zhilei Zhang steps into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Agit Kabayel will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 25 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

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

Zhilei Zhang is the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Zhang has a height advantage of 3 inches over Kabayel. Despite this, Kabayel has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Zhilei Zhang fights out of the southpaw stance, while Agit Kabayel is an orthodox fighter.

Zhang is arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 1 month later than Kabayel, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He has fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Kabayel's 125.

Zhilei Zhang goes into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Agit Kabayel is currently ranked number 5 by the WBA, 2 by the WBC, 4 by the WBO, 3 by the IBF, and 5 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Zhang vs Kabayel form

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

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

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

Kabayel remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Frank Sanchez on May 18, 2024, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had beaten Arslanbek Makhmudov on December 23, 2023, by technical knockout in the 4th round at KINGDOM ARENA, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Agron Smakici on March 4, 2023, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at RuhrCongress, Bochum, Germany.

Before that, he had won against Kevin Johnson on June 5, 2021, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

He had defeated Evgenios Lazaridis on July 18, 2020, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Seebühne Elbauenpark, Sachsen-Anhalt.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Agit Kabayel.

Zhilei Zhang last fought 8 months and 21 days ago, while Agit Kabayel's last outing was 9 months and 4 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Kabayel's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

What time does Zhang vs Kabayel start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 6:00 PM UTC at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is 1:00 PM EST or 10:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 6:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Zhang vs Kabayel?

Zhang vs Kabayel will be broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

How do you stream Zhang vs Kabayel?

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What are the odds on Zhang vs Kabayel?

Agit Kabayel is currently 1/1 (+100) to win the clash outright, while you can get 1/1 (+100) on Zhilei Zhang if you fancy the incredible upset.

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