Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang

Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang was a heavyweight boxing match contested between WBO interim champion, Joe Joyce, and former WBO Oriental champion, Zhilei Zhang.[1][2]

Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang
Date15 April 2023
VenueCopper Box Arena, London, England
Title(s) on the lineWBO interim heavyweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Joe Joyce Zhilei Zhang
Nickname Juggernaut Big Bang
Hometown London, England Zhoukou, Henan, China
Pre-fight record 15–0 (14 KOs) 24–1–1 (19 KOs)
Age 37 39
Height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight 255.7 lb (116 kg) 271.6 lb (123 kg)
Style Orthodox Southpaw
Recognition WBO interim heavyweight champion Former WBO Oriental heavyweight champion
Result
Zhilei Zhang defeats Joy Joyce Via Round 6 TKO

The bout was held at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London, England.[1][2] The WBO interim heavyweight title was at stake.

Background

Joe Joyce won the WBO Interim World Heavyweight title in a September 2022 bout against Joseph Parker.[1] Zhang's last bout was in August 2022 when he suffered his first loss to Croatian Filip Hrgović.[1] Meanwhile, the WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk's next fight is expected to be against WBC champion Tyson Fury at some point in 2023.[1]

Fight card

Source:[3]

Weight Class vs. Method Round Time Notes
Heavyweight Zhilei Zhang def. Joe Joyce (c) TKO 6/12 1:23 Note 1
Lightweight Mikaela Mayer def. Lucy Wildheart UD 10 Note 2
Heavyweight Moses Itauma def. Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko UD 6
Lightweight Sam Noakes (c) def. Karthik Sathish TKO 2/12 1:17 Note 3
Middleweight Denzel Bentley def. Kieran Smith KO 1/12 0:45 Note 4
Welterweight Eithan James def. Georgi Velichkov PTS 6
Super-lightweight Sonny Ali def. Richard Helm PTS 6
Light-heavyweight Seth Gyimah def. Darryl Sharp PTS 4
Middleweight Joel Kodua def. Dale Arrowsmith PTS 4

^Note 1 For WBO interim heavyweight title
^Note 2 For vacant WBC interim lightweight title
^Note 3 For Commonwealth Boxing Council and WBC International Silver lightweight titles
^Note 4 For British middleweight title

References
  1. "The Juggernaut returns: WBO interim champ Joyce faces Zhang on April 15". BT.com.
  2. "'I heat up my opponents...' - Joe Joyce engages in hilariously awkward trash-talk". 3 February 2023.
  3. "Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang: Date, venue, titles, tickets and pro records for boxing showdown". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.


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