Wilder vs Zhang

When is Wilder vs Zhang?

Deontay Wilder will fight Zhilei Zhang on Saturday 1st June 2024 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The fight will take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there is no weight limit.

This fight will appear on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev's and Dmitry Bivol's clash for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight and WBC World Light heavyweight championship. Also, on the undercard will be Daniel Dubois' and Filip Hrgovic's fight, Hamzah Sheeraz's and Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams' fight, Raymond Ford's and Nick Ball's contest for the WBA World Featherweight championship and Craig Richards' and Willy Hutchinson's bout.

Wilder vs Zhang stats

Deontay Wilder steps into the ring with a record of 43 wins, 3 loses and 1 draw, 42 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Zhilei Zhang will make his way to the ring with a record of 26 wins, 2 loses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Wilder has advantage in power over Zhang, with a 98% knock out percentage over Zhang's 81%.

Deontay Wilder is the younger man by 2 years, at 38 years old.

Wilder has a height advantage of 1 inch over Zhang. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Deontay Wilder fights out of the orthodox stance, while Zhilei Zhang is a southpaw.

Wilder is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Zhang, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 69 more professional rounds, 174 to Zhang's 105.

Deontay Wilder goes into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBA, 7 by the WBC, 13 by the WBO and 9 by the RING at heavyweight.

Zhilei Zhang is currently ranked number 9 by the WBC, 2 by the WBO, 8 by the IBF and 4 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Wilder vs Zhang form

Deontay Wilder has stopped 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Joseph Parker on 23rd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had won against Robert Helenius on 15th October 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tyson Fury on 9th October 2021 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had lost to Tyson Fury on 22nd February 2020 by technical knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had beat Luis Ortiz on 23rd November 2019 by knockout in the 7th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Zhilei Zhang has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Joseph Parker on 8th March 2024 by majority decision in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Joe Joyce on 23rd September 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had won against Joe Joyce on 15th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

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

He had defeated Scott Alexander on 7th May 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Zhilei Zhang has been fighting more than Deontay Wilder.

Deontay Wilder last fought 5 months and 9 days ago, while Zhilei Zhang's last outing was 2 months and 24 days ago.

Wilder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Zhang's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

What time does Wilder vs Zhang start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which is 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who is showing Wilder vs Zhang?

Wilder vs Zhang will be broadcast on DAZN PPV UK in the UK, while the fight will be broadcast in the United States by DAZN PPV.

How do you stream Wilder vs Zhang?

You can stream the Wilder vs Zhang PPV in the UK via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, Smart TV, and many others.

existing subscribers of DAZN PPV UK is tbc, while new subscribers costs tbc.

You can stream the Wilder vs Zhang PPV in the US via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV, and many others.

existing subscribers of DAZN PPV is tbc, while new subscribers costs tbc.

What are the odds on Wilder vs Zhang?

Zhilei Zhang is currently 53/100 (-190) to win the bout outright, while you can get 3/2 (+150) on Deontay Wilder if you fancy the small upset.

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