Parker vs Zhang II

When is Parker vs Zhang II?

Joseph Parker could potentially square off against Zhilei Zhang in Spring 2025 the United States.

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

Parker vs Zhang II stats

Joseph Parker would step into the ring with a record of 35 wins, 3 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 Parker, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 66%.

Joseph Parker is the younger man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Zhang has a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Joseph Parker fights out of the orthodox stance, while Zhilei Zhang is a southpaw.

Parker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 140 more professional rounds, totaling 250 compared to Zhang's 110.

Joseph Parker goes into the fight ranked number 3 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Zhilei Zhang is currently ranked number 7 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 5 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring in the Heavyweight division.

Parker vs Zhang II form

Parker has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Zhilei Zhang on March 8, 2024, by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

Before that, he had won against Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

He had beaten Jack Massey on January 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joseph Parker has been fighting more than Zhilei Zhang.

Joseph Parker last fought 1 year and 12 days ago, while Zhilei Zhang's last outing was 9 months and 19 days ago.

Parker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 1 month and 27 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 7 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Parker vs Zhang II?

Joseph Parker is currently 17/20 (-120) to win the fight outright, while you can get 1/1 (+100) on Zhilei Zhang if you fancy the slight upset.

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