Who won Zhang vs Vargas?
Zhilei Zhang beat Devin Vargas by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday 7th November 2020 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida.
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 Devin Haney beating Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBC World Lightweight championship. Also, on the undercard Filip Hrgovic defeated Rydell Booker.
Zhang vs Vargas stats
Zhilei Zhang stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Devin Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggested Zhang had a massive power advantage over Vargas, boosting at 76% knock out percentage over Vargas' 41%.
Zhilei Zhang was the younger man by 1 year, at 40 years old.
Zhang had a height advantage of 4 inches over Vargas. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.
Zhilei Zhang fought out of the southpaw stance, while Devin Vargas was an orthodox fighter.
Zhang was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 less fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 year and 8 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 41 less professional rounds, 90 to Vargas' 131.
Zhilei Zhang went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.
Zhang vs Vargas form
Zhilei Zhang had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Filip Hrgovic on 20th August 2022 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had defeated Scott Alexander on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.
Going into that contest, he had beat Craig Lewis on 27th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.
Before that, he had drawn with Jerry Forrest on 27th February 2021 by majority draw in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Stadium, Florida.
He had won against Devin Vargas on 7th November 2020 by knockout in the 4th round at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida.
Activity check
Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 29 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.8 rounds on average.
Vargas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.
What time did Zhang vs Vargas start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM EST / 5:00 PM PST at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States, which was around 1:00 AM GMT in the UK.
Who broadcast Zhang vs Vargas?
Zhang vs Vargas was broadcast on DAZN in the US.
What were the odds on Zhang vs Vargas?
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