Former world champion Carl Froch believes that Joe Joyce may hang up his gloves after a second defeat in a row from the holder of the interim WBO heavyweight title Zhang Zhilei.
The eminent British trainer Peter Fury commented on the early victory of the interim WBO heavyweight champion Zhang Zhilei in a rematch with Joe Joyce.
Promoter of former unified world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (26-3, 23 KOs) Eddie Hearn said he is not opposed to his client fighting against Zhang Zhilei (26-1-1, 21 KOs) in the future, but at the moment they have completely different plans.
"Don't you want me to shut Fury up?" - shouted Zhang Zhilei (26-1-1, 21 KOs) immediately after a spectacular early victory to the fans in the hall. Second victory over Joe Joyce (15-2, 14 KOs) retained the opportunity for the Chinese to challenge the championship belt in the ...
Yesterday a boxing evening took place in London, which was headlined by a rematch between Zhang Zhilei And Joe Joyce. The fight did not last the entire distance, ending with the victory of the Chinese boxer by knockout in the third round. Here's a video of the fight:
Richardson Hitchins (17-0, 7 KOs) won by unanimous decision Jose Cepedo (37-4, 28 KOs) in the main event of the evening from Matchroom Boxing in Orlando, USA. After twelve rounds, the judges scored it 119-109 and twice 120-108.
On December 23, a fight between Conor Benn (22-0, 14 KOs) and Chris Eubank Jr. (33-3, 24 KOs). This was announced by promoter Eddie Hearn. Negotiations on this matter have been going on for several weeks.
Joe Joyce, British heavyweight boxer, after an early defeat in a rematch Zhang Zhilei, spoke out about his next fight. Joe did not rule out the possibility of fighting with compatriot Daniel Dubois.
Frank Warren, promoter Joe Joyce, commented on the early defeat of his ward in a duel with Zhang Zhilei.
Zhang Zhilei (26-1-1, 21 KOs) knocked out Joe Joyce (15-2, 14 KOs) in the third round in the main event of the evening at Wembley Arena in London. Thus, Zhilei defended his “interim” WBO title and retained his mandatory challenger status for unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.