Joe ‘The Juggernaut’ Joyce (15-0-0, 14 KO’s) faces the big puncher Zhilei Zhang (24-1-1, 19 KO’s) in a title defense of his interim WBO heavyweight title at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday, 15 April, live on BT Sport.
Fans may have read by now how a heavyweight battle between Joe Joyce and Zhang Zhilei, two guys who have great chin as well as size and power, will collide in London on April 15.
IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk (20-0, 13 KOs) put on a boxing clinic, defeating Anthony Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) by a close 12-round split decision in front of a relatively quiet crowd on Saturday night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
Joshua immediately fell behind in the fight in the early going and got outboxed until he turned to dirty tactics in the eighth round.
Tonight in Jeddah, Filip Hrgovic overcame by far the toughest test of his pro career in winning a gruelling and close 12 round unanimous decision over Zhilei Zhang in their IBF heavyweight eliminator.
Last night, on the Bivol-Canelo card, towering Chinese southpaw Zhilei Zhang lived up to his “Big Bang” nickname as he blasted out late sub Scott Alexander in the opening round.
Scott Alexander of Los Angeles deserves a good deal of credit for coming in at very short-notice to fight towering Chinese heavyweight Zhang Zhilei.