Autumn/Fall 2023
Potentially

in the United Kingdom

Potential contest @ Heavyweight
25-1-1
15-1-0

Belts on The Line

WBO Interim World Heavyweight

The tape

40
Age
37
6' 6" / 198 cm
Height
6' 6" / 198 cm
78" / 198 cm
Reach
80.3" / 204 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Full record

TKO 6UD 12KO 1TKO 2MD 10
Form
TKO 6KO 11TKO 4TKO 6KO 10
25
Wins
15
20
By KO
14
80
KO%
93
1
Losses
1
0
Stopped
1
1
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2017
90
Pro rounds
80

Current rankings @ Heavyweight

4
The Ring
7
-
WBA
-
-
WBC
10
-
WBO
5
-
IBF
-

Zhilei Zhang vs Joe Joyce preview

When is Zhang vs Joyce II?

Zhilei Zhang could potentially square off against Joe Joyce in Autumn/Fall 2023 in the United Kingdom.

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

Zhang vs Joyce II stats

Zhilei Zhang would step into the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 14 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Joyce would have advantage in power over Zhang, with a 93% knock out percentage over Zhang's 80%.

Zhilei Zhang is the older man by 3 years, at 40 years old.

Joyce has 2-inch reach advantage.

Zhilei Zhang fights out of the southpaw stance, while Joe Joyce is an orthodox fighter.

Zhang is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 10 more professional rounds, 90 to Joyce's 80.

Zhilei Zhang goes into the fight ranked number 4 by the RING at heavyweight.

Joe Joyce is currently ranked number 10 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO and 7 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Zhang vs Joyce II form

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Joe Joyce on 15th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had defeated Scott Alexander on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Before that, he had beat Craig Lewis on 27th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

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

Joe Joyce has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Zhilei Zhang on 15th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had won against Joseph Parker on 24th September 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Going into that contest, he had beat Christian Hammer on 2nd July 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Carlos Takam on 24th July 2021 by technical knockout in the 6th round at SSE Arena, Wembley, London.

He had won against Daniel Dubois on 28th November 2020 by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at Church House, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Joe Joyce.

Zhilei Zhang last fought 1 month and 12 days ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 1 month and 12 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

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