Zhang vs Vargas

Who won Zhang vs Vargas?

Zhilei Zhang beat Devin Vargas by knockout in the 4th round on Saturday, November 7th, 2020, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 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

Back in November 2020, Zhilei Zhang stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Devin Vargas made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Zhang had a massive power advantage over Vargas, boasting a 76% knockout percentage compared to Vargas' 41%.

Zhilei Zhang was the younger man by 1 year, at 38 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 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2014, 9 years and 8 months later than Vargas, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 116 compared to Vargas' 149.

Zhilei Zhang went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBO, and 15 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Zhang vs Vargas form

Zhang had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Andriy Rudenko on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Casino de Monte Carlo Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Prior to that, he had defeated Don Haynesworth on September 28, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Changsha social work college gymnasium, Changsha, China.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Eugen Buchmueller on July 20, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at WinnaVegas Casino & Resort, Iowa, United States.

Before that, he had won against Byron Polley on September 23, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Kansas.

He had beaten Nick Guivas on August 5, 2017, by technical knockout in the 1st round at Claridge Hotel & Casino, New Jersey.

Activity check

Zhang's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 2 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Vargas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 1 day. 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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