Zhang vs Alexander

Who won Zhang vs Alexander?

Zhilei Zhang beat Scott Alexander by knockout in the 1st round on Saturday, May 7th, 2022, at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol beating Canelo Alvarez for the WBA Super World Light Heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Shakhram Giyasov beat Christian Gomez, Montana Love defeated Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, and Marc Castro was victorious over Pedro Vicente Scharbaai.

Zhang vs Alexander stats

Back in May 2022, Zhilei Zhang stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 23 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Scott Alexander made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 2 draws, with 8 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zhang had a large advantage in power over Alexander, boasting a 78% knockout percentage compared to Alexander's 50%.

Zhilei Zhang was the older man by 6 years, at 39 years old.

Zhang had a height advantage of 3 inches over Alexander. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Zhilei Zhang fought out of the southpaw stance, while Scott Alexander was an orthodox fighter.

Zhang was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 5 years and 1 month later than Alexander, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 8 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Alexander's 102.

Zhilei Zhang went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Zhang vs Alexander form

Zhang had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Craig Lewis on November 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Devin Vargas on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Before that, he had beaten Andriy Rudenko on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

He had won against Don Haynesworth on September 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Changsha social work college gymnasium, Changsha, China.

Activity check

Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.

What time did Zhang vs Alexander start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 12:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Zhang vs Alexander?

Zhang vs Alexander was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Zhang vs Alexander?

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