Zhang vs Ortiz

When is Zhang vs Ortiz?

Zhilei Zhang could face the challenge of Luis Ortiz in Spring 2025 the United States.

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

Zhang vs Ortiz stats

Zhilei Zhang would step into the ring with a record of 27 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw, 22 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Ortiz would make his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 29 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Ortiz would have a slight advantage in power over Zhang, with a 85% knockout percentage compared to Zhang's 81%.

Zhilei Zhang is the younger man by 4 years, at 41 years old.

Zhang has a height advantage of 2 inches over Ortiz. Despite this, Ortiz has a 6-inch reach advantage.

Both Zhilei Zhang and Luis Ortiz fight out of a southpaw stance.

Zhang is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 4 years and 5 months later than Ortiz, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He has fought 71 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Ortiz's 181.

Zhilei Zhang goes into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 3 by the WBO, 6 by the IBF, and 4 by The Ring at heavyweight.

Luis Ortiz is currently ranked number 12 by the WBA, and 13 by the WBC in the Heavyweight division.

Zhang vs Ortiz form

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat 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 beaten 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.

Ortiz has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he lost to Andy Ruiz Jr on September 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Charles Martin on January 1, 2022, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their IBF World Heavyweight eliminator fight at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Alexander Flores on November 7, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Microsoft Theater, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on November 23, 2019, by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had won against Christian Hammer on March 2, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Barclays Center, New York.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Luis Ortiz.

Zhilei Zhang last fought 8 months and 10 days ago, while Luis Ortiz's last outing was 2 years, 5 months and 7 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Ortiz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 36 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.2 rounds on average.

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