Zhilei Zhang Promises to Do What Deontay Wilder Couldn’t

Following his statement of a victory over Joe Joyce on the 15th of April, the current and new WBO world interim heavyweight champion Zhilei Zhang called out WBC world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Aside from calling Fury out, the Chinese boxer declared how he would potentially exceed Deontay Wilder competing against ‘The Gypsy King’.

On the 15th of April, Zhang dominated and brutally knocked out Joe Joyce handing him his first defeat in professional boxing. Following his impressive victory, the 39-year-old declared he is ready for ‘The Gypsy King’. According to his belief, if Fury fought the 278 lbs Chinese boxer aka ‘Big Bang’, the British boxer “will go down” and kiss the floor.

Zhilei Zhang vows to knock Tyson Fury out

After his fresh victory over 37-year-old Joe Joyce who weighed 21 lbs less than Zhang in the ring, the Chinese boxer expressed his desire to fight Fury given his team permitted him. On being asked if he could knock Fury out, he even answered in the affirmative. Although Deontay Wilder fought Tyson Fury in a trilogy, the American could not deliver a KO victory. However, Zhang believes he can knock out Fury since the latter lacks a strong chin.

“Let’s do that if my team says that, let’s do that. I can go either way. Fury doesn’t have that chin, he will go down,” declared ‘Big Bang’ addressing Tyson Fury. Following this massive win over Joe Joyce, Zhilei Zhang now stands with a record of 1 loss, 1 draw, and 25 wins. Impressively, 20 of his wins have come by way of knockout in pro boxing. However, Tyson Fury is five years younger than Zhang, and in his last fight against Derek Chisora weighed only 10 lbs less than Zhang on the 15th of April.

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After the cancellation of his potential bout against Oleksandr Usyk, there were rumors of Fury fighting in Saudi Arabia in December 2023. While Usyk faces Daniel Dubois, it is still unknown who ‘The Gypsy King’ will next face inside the boxing ring. Anyway, what do you think about the statements made by Zhang following his latest victory? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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