Who won Zhang vs Lewis?
Zhilei Zhang beat Craig Lewis by technical knockout in the 2nd round on Saturday, November 27th, 2021, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 8 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.
This fight appeared on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez losing to George Kambosos for the WBA Super World Lightweight and IBF World Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Azinga Fuzile was overcome by Kenichi Ogawa for the IBF World Junior Lightweight belt, and Raymond Ford was victorious over Felix Caraballo.
Zhang vs Lewis stats
Back in November 2021, Zhilei Zhang stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 22 wins, zero losses, and 1 draw, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Craig Lewis made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, with 8 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Zhang had an advantage in power over Lewis, with a 77% knockout percentage compared to Lewis' 57%.
Zhilei Zhang was the older man by 1 year, at 39 years old.
Zhang had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lewis.
Zhilei Zhang fought out of the southpaw stance, while Craig Lewis was an orthodox fighter.
Zhang was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2014, 7 days earlier than Lewis, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Lewis' 92.
Zhilei Zhang went into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO, and 13 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Zhang vs Lewis form
Zhang had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Jerry Forrest on February 27, 2021, by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida, United States.
Prior to that, he had defeated Devin Vargas on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, 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.
He had beaten Eugen Buchmueller on July 20, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.
Activity check
Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 28 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.6 rounds on average.
Lewis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 8 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 Lewis start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 12:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Zhang vs Lewis?
Zhang vs Lewis was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.
What were the odds on Zhang vs Lewis?
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