Zhang vs Forrest

Who won Zhang vs Forrest?

Zhilei Zhang drew with Jerry Forrest by majority draw in their 10 round contest on Saturday, February 27th, 2021, at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.

The scorecards were announced as 95-93, 93-93, 93-93, meaning it was a majority draw.

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 Canelo Alvarez beating Avni Yildirim for the WBC World Super Middleweight, WBA Super World Super Middleweight and The Ring Super Middleweight championship. Also on the undercard McWilliams Arroyo beat Abraham Rodriguez for the WBC Interim World Flyweight belt.

Zhang vs Forrest stats

Back in February 2021, Zhilei Zhang stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Jerry Forrest made his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 20 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested that Zhang and Forrest have similar power, both with a 77% knockout percentage.

Zhilei Zhang was the older man by 5 years, at 38 years old.

Zhang had a height advantage of 5 inches over Forrest.

Both Zhilei Zhang and Jerry Forrest fought out of a southpaw stance.

Zhang was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years later than Forrest, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 15 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Forrest's 125.

Zhilei Zhang went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Zhang vs Forrest form

Zhang 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 beaten Devin Vargas on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had beaten Eugen Buchmueller on July 20, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.

He had defeated Byron Polley on September 23, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Kansas.

Activity check

Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 4 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Forrest's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Zhang vs Forrest start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Zhang vs Forrest?

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

What were the odds on Zhang vs Forrest?

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