Merhy vs Zhang

Who won Merhy vs Zhang?

Ryad Merhy beat Zhaoxin Zhang by technical knockout in the 8th round on Saturday, July 17th, 2021, at Bruxelles-Capitale, Bruxelles-Capitale.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Cruiserweight division, which meant the weight limit was 200 pounds (14.3 stone or 90.7 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA cruiserweight championship of the world.

Merhy vs Zhang stats

Back in July 2021, Ryad Merhy stepped into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 24 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zhaoxin Zhang made his way to the ring with a record of 10 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Merhy had a large advantage in power over Zhang, boasting a 83% knockout percentage compared to Zhang's 60%.

Ryad Merhy was the older man by 2 years, at 28 years old.

Both Ryad Merhy and Zhaoxin Zhang fought out of an orthodox stance.

Merhy was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 years and 1 month earlier than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 117 more professional rounds, totaling 187 compared to Zhang's 70.

Zhaoxin Zhang was ranked number 14 by the WBA in the 200lb division.

Merhy vs Zhang form

Merhy had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Imre Szello on October 19, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBA Interim World Cruiserweight championship fight at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut, Belgium.

Prior to that, he had won against Cesar David Crenz on May 4, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Samuel Clarkson on December 15, 2018, by knockout in the 4th round at Spiroudome Arena, Hainaut.

Before that, he had defeated Demetrius Banks on October 20, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 8 round contest at Country Hall de Liège, Liege.

He had won against Soso Abuladze on June 29, 2018, by knockout in the 6th round at Belleheide Center, Oost-Vlaanderen.

Activity check

Merhy's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.

What time did Merhy vs Zhang start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM UTC at Bruxelles-Capitale, Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Merhy vs Zhang?

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