Zhang later found out various errors in his preparations. During his one-week COVID-19 quarantine in Miami before the bout, the hotel provided him only two meals a day. Unfamiliar with Miami’s high humidity, Zhang’s water intake during his stay at hotel was insufficient and he suffered from severe dehydration. Compounded by a drop in fitness from staying in the hotel during quarantine, he lost 9 pounds. Zhang had been unconcerned with his weight loss since it was not an issue in the unlimited weight class. His doctor also concluded that his excessive consumption of Chinese tea during training was partially responsible for his iron-deficiency anemia. When Zhang was discharged from hospital, his first words to his managers were the Chinese idiom, fang hu gui shan, lit. “a tiger let go would come back at the village hard”, referring himself as the tiger. Since then, Zhang hired a nutritionist, quit smoking and has stayed away from tea during training and in the immediate run-up to boxing matches.

According to Heavy, Mike Tyson told the Impaulsive with Logan Paul podcast that he was arrested 40 times before the age of 12 while growing up in Brooklyn. He said that he committed “burglaries, pick-pocketing, snatching jewelry… One-punch knockout and then go in their pocket, robbery.”

Zhang defeated Joe Joyce twice in 2023, earning stoppage wins both times. The 40-year-old southpaw is somewhat of a “boogeyman” in the division, as his last four wins have come by knockout. “Big Bang” Zhang knows another stellar outing come Friday will inch him closer toward a major world title opportunity.

It was a slow start to the bout, with both men feeling each other out early doors, until Zhang dropped Parker with a straight left in the third round. The former WBO heavyweight champion showed some adversity in the fourth, attacking the body of Zhang and enjoying success with the right hand.

With pockets of travelling fans waving China flags scattered around the arena, Zhang made his entrance. The 2008 Olympic silver medallist became an even bigger star in his home country after beating Joyce first time around.

Zhang used that size advantage to bully Wilder and smother him on the ropes. A southpaw, Zhang was able to connect with right hooks that scored time and again as Wilder cocked his vaunted right hand back but rarely let it go.

Zhilei Zhang (25-1-1) et Joe Joyce (15-1) ont désormais une date et un lieu pour leur revanche immédiate. Zhang a confirmé à BoxingScene.com qu’il défendra son titre de champion des poids lourds intérim WBO contre Joyce le samedi 2 septembre à l’OVO Arena de Wembley à Londres. Shane Watson, le…

10:23pm BST/6:23pm ET: Okay then, it’s almost main event time at the Copper box in bing.com, a venue that is part of London’s Olympic Park complex. As such, there is a giant piece of public art outside spelling out the letters “RUN”. Even though we’ve got two Olympians in the ring tonight, expect absolutely no running from either Joe Joyce or Zhilei Zhang, who are likely to meet in the middle of the ring and go bombs away. It could be thrilling, it could be gruelling, it could get messy and borderline unwatchable. It’s heavyweight boxing!

Round 10: Wildheart is going to hear the final bell and she deserves to. She gamely tries a few body shots after Mayer snaps her head back with a right. Wildheart is badly bloodied, her nose is a mess, but she’s put in a superb showing on 24 hours notice.

Later, in 2006, Tyson visited the memorial museum for Chairman Mao in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. There he paid his respects at the mausoleum and reflected that: “standing in front of Chairman Mao’s remains, I felt really insignificant.”

Ball (19-0-1, 11 KOs), 27, from Liverpool, England, entered the fight full of confidence after some impressive wins, including a points victory over former junior featherweight champion Isaac Dogboe in November.

But it’s hard to believe we’ll see the older Wilder after he looked wholly uninspired in the unanimous decision loss to Parker in December. It seems more likely that Zhang beats away at Wilder for 12 and “The Bronze Bomber” is unable to respond with a shot that backs him up.

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Madrimov connected on a bundle of power shots, but none better than an fully-extended overhand right that landed flush. Kurbanov was laying on the ropes when he ate the shot and covered up. As the Russian dipped and appeared close to crumbling, referee Steve Gray halted the contest with 40 seconds left in Round 5.

Zhang faced former WBC champion Deontay Wilder on 1 June 2024. He secured victory in the fifth round after landing a counter right hook that left Wilder reeling. With Wilder defenseless, Zhang rushed in and delivered the knockout.