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Mar 08 2024
Friday

Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12 round contest @ Heavyweight
26-1-1
MD 12

Score cards

  • 113-113
  • 112-114
  • 111-115
MD 12
34-3-0

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Belts on The Line

WBO Interim World Heavyweight Championship

The tape

41
Age
32
6' 6" / 198 cm
Height
6' 4" / 193 cm
78" / 198 cm
Reach
76" / 193 cm
Southpaw (L)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

KOTKOUDKOTKO
Form
UDKOTKOUDKO
26
Wins
34
21
By KO
23
81
KO%
68
1
Loses
3
1
Draws
0
2014
Debut
2012

Tape rankings @ Heavyweight

3
The Ring
4
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WBA
3
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WBC
3
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WBO
2
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IBF
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Zhilei Zhang vs Joseph Parker report


Who won Zhang vs Parker?

Joseph Parker beat Zhilei Zhang by majority decision in their 12 round contest on Friday, March 8th, 2024, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 114-112, 115-111 in favor of winner Joseph Parker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This contest was for the WBO heavyweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Anthony Joshua beating Francis Ngannou. Also on the undercard Rey Vargas beat Nick Ball for the WBC World Featherweight belt, Israil Madrimov defeated Magomed Kurbanov for the WBA World Super Welterweight title, Mark Chamberlain was victorious over Gavin Gwynne, Justis Huni beat Kevin Lerena, Jack McGann was overcome by Louis Greene, Ziyad Almaayouf was victorious over Christian Lopez Flores, Andrii Novytskyi beat Juan Torres, and Roman Fury defeated Martin Svarc.

Zhang vs Parker stats

Back in March 2024, Zhilei Zhang stepped into the ring with a record of 26 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 21 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joseph Parker made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 23 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zhang had an advantage in power over Parker, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Parker's 68%.

Zhilei Zhang was the older man by 9 years, at 41 years old.

Zhang had a height advantage of 2 inches over Parker. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Zhilei Zhang fought out of the southpaw stance, while Joseph Parker was an orthodox fighter.

Zhang was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 2 years and 1 month later than Parker, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 140 fewer professional rounds, totaling 110 compared to Parker's 250.

Joseph Parker was ranked number 3 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, and 2 by the WBO in the Heavyweight division.

Zhang vs Parker form

Zhilei Zhang had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this 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.

Prior to that, he had beaten 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.

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

Before that, he had won against Scott Alexander on May 7, 2022, by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

He had beaten Craig Lewis on November 27, 2021, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Parker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Deontay Wilder on December 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Simon Kean on October 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Riyadh.

Going into that contest, he had won against Faiga Opelu on May 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Jack Massey on January 21, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

He had lost to Joe Joyce on September 24, 2022, by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joseph Parker had been fighting more than Zhilei Zhang.

Going into this contest, Zhilei Zhang had last fought 5 months and 14 days ago, while Joseph Parker's last outing had been 2 months and 14 days ago.

Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 10 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

Parker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

What time did Zhang vs Parker start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 5:45 PM EST or 2:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:45 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Zhang vs Parker?

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

What were the odds on Zhang vs Parker?

Zhilei Zhang was a 17/10 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Joseph Parker made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.

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Zhilei Zhang - KO 60.42%
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Zhilei Zhang - Decision 6.25%
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2 thoughts on “Zhang vs Parker

  • As we saw in the Joyce fight, Parker can be stopped if enough hurtful punches land; Zhang has fast-hands, a southpaw and hits hard, I reckon he gets the TKO late.

    Parker’s win over Wilder was great, but Zhang isn’t a shot fighter, even if he’s in his 40s.

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