Zhilei Zhang Wants Tyson Fury Next After Snapping Joe Joyce’s Undefeated Record

Zhilei Zhang Wants Tyson Fury Next After Snapping Joe Joyce’s Undefeated Record

Byron Pillay
updated at April 16, 2023 at 12:35 PM

·Zhilei Zhang produced a dominant display as he stopped Joe Joyce in their heavyweight clash

·Joyce was undefeated coming into the bout and was eyeing a world title shot later this year

·China’s Zhang believes that he can knock out Tyson Fury and win the WBC Heavyweight title

Zhilei Zhang is looking to defeat another British heavyweight after winning the WBO Interim Heavyweight title.

The Chinese boxer has set his sights on WBC Heavyweight champion, Tyson Fury, after defeating his compatriot, Joe Joyce.

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Zhilei Zhang produced a brilliant display to beat Joe Joyce in just six rounds in London. Image: James Chance.
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As reported by SkySports, the previously undefeated Joyce suffered a stoppage defeat at the hands of Zhang during their heavyweight clash. The loss has dented the young Brit's chances at fighting either Fury or Oleksandr Usyk for their heavyweight straps.

Usyk is the WBA, WBO and IBO Heavyweight champion, while Usyk is the WBC Heavyweight title holder.

Going into the bout, Joyce was confident that he would walk away with the victory, but the referee stopped the bout in the sixth round in favour of the Chinese star. Zhang's fearsome power was on full display as his shots caused severe swelling to Joyce's left eye.

With his power clearly a problem for fellow heavyweights, Zhang believes he can stop Fury next, Boxing News 24 reported.

"He doesn’t have that chin. He will go down," Zhang said while admitting that he was after a title next.

Zhang's victory over Joyce sees him extend his record to 25 wins, one loss and one draw. Zhang has won 20 of his 25 victories by knockout in his career.

Zhang looking for a KO

Earlier Sports Brief reported that Zhilei Zhang is looking to knock out Joe Joyce.

The Chinese boxer and the undefeated Brit will face off in a heavyweight clash in London.

Zhang is coming off a controversial decision loss to Filip Hrgovic in his last bout and is looking to avoid getting the judges involved during his clash against Joyce.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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