On 27 November 2021, Zhang faced Craig Lewis on the undercard of Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr. Zhang started the fight off slowly, but dropped Lewis twice in round two, leading Lewis' corner to throw in the towel, giving Zhang a win by TKO.
Round 5: Wilder lands two big rights that trouble Zhang somewhat. He's also warned for punching behind the head. HUGE RIGHT HAND SENDS WILDER STUMBLING INTO THE CORNER AND HE GOES DOWN. The ex-champ miraculously gets up but he is GONE! The fight is stopped with Wilder wobbly on his feet.
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.
Round 1: Plenty of fencing at long range with the left jab from both. Couple of nice rights from Zinad, but it's very early. Another big right from the challenger. THREE-PUNCH RETURN FROM BIVOL DECKS ZINAD. The Libyan fighter is up quickly and catches a couple more counters.
El 27 de noviembre de 2021, Zhang se enfrentó a Craig Lewis en la cartelera de Teófimo López contra George Kambosos Jr. Zhang comenzó la pelea lentamente, pero derribó a Lewis dos veces en la segunda ronda, lo que llevó a la esquina de Lewis a tirar la toalla, dándole a zeili zhang la victoria por nocaut técnico.
"It's very disappointing. First couple of rounds he got it right and he was moving left. Then he went toe-to-toe and got caught. If he continued to do what he was doing past five or six rounds then it would have been interesting. He got caught with a really good shot.
Bivol lands a right off a down parry. He’s marching Zinad around the ring now. Zinad tries to get some respect but Bivol parries. Bivol is controlling this fight with his footwork now, maintaining range, staying outside until he wants. Zinad eats a sharp left when he gets caught napping again. Lack of concentration can kill.
One of my papers, published in 2015, won the 2nd Place of IEEE Best Paper on Biomedical Engineering. The paper first proposed an effective signal processing/machine learning algorithm framework to solve the heartbeat rate estimation in smart-watch and smart-wristband, which had strong influence on following research and engineering in this area.
"I want to fight all the best fighters of this era," he said . "I want to fight everyone, starting with guys like (Martin) Bakole or (Joe) Joyce, or Frank Sanchez, and then Joshua, Wilder, Usyk. I want to fight them all, of course.
So much pawing from both men. Zhang swings a left up top but Wilder ducks under and clinches. Fast right hand from Wilder just misses. Another miss from Zhang and Wilder grabs. Statistically these men are No. 1 and No. 3 for least punches thrown in boxing and it’s showing early.
Wilder vs. Zhang took place June 1 at the Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Deontay Wilder (43-4-1) and Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on DAZN.
Zhilei Zhang (Chinese: 张志磊; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìlěi; born May 2, 1983) is a Chinese professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim heavyweight title between 2023 and March 2024. As of June 2024, Zhang is ranked as the world's fifth-best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine.
"Nowadays, the promotion of boxing in China has increased a lot compared to before," he explains. "Many young people have paid attention to boxing and professional boxing. Many teenagers like this sport.
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"I thought Zhilei went in with the wrong strategy and mind frame," said George, who watched the Games back home in New Jersey. "Zhilei listens to whatever his coaches tell him to do. So he went in there looking for the KO."
A few months after Zhang’s debut, Dynasty Boxing went bust. "We ran out of money," says Terry. The Lanes exited the business. Duva pivoted Zhang to Roc Nation, with Duva joining as an executive. Roc Nation—like many new promoters—entered boxing with a bunch of money and no plan. Zhang continued to fight but often at low-profile shows. When he did get opportunities he stumbled. In 2015, Zhang, fighting on the undercard of Miguel Cotto’s middleweight title defense against Canelo Álvarez, faced Juan Goode. Zhang was knocked down in the fourth round, narrowly squeezing out a decision. "He looked like s---," says Duva. "His training, his diet, his living habits, they were all bad." The next year George returned and addressed it, laying out a structured schedule and enlisting nutritionists.
The advice proved sage. Zhang showed signs of fatigue, as would be the case for a 41-year-old heavyweight who came in at a career heaviest 291 pounds. Parker came forward in round eleven, behind his jab and followed with right hands down the middle. Zhang’s already low punch output dramatically decreased, to the chagrin of his corner who called for a knockout ending to take it out of the judges’ hands.
Round 5: Wilder lands two big rights that trouble Zhang somewhat. He's also warned for punching behind the head. HUGE RIGHT HAND SENDS WILDER STUMBLING INTO THE CORNER AND HE GOES DOWN. The ex-champ miraculously gets up but he is GONE! The fight is stopped with Wilder wobbly on his feet.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.
Round 1: Plenty of fencing at long range with the left jab from both. Couple of nice rights from Zinad, but it's very early. Another big right from the challenger. THREE-PUNCH RETURN FROM BIVOL DECKS ZINAD. The Libyan fighter is up quickly and catches a couple more counters.
El 27 de noviembre de 2021, Zhang se enfrentó a Craig Lewis en la cartelera de Teófimo López contra George Kambosos Jr. Zhang comenzó la pelea lentamente, pero derribó a Lewis dos veces en la segunda ronda, lo que llevó a la esquina de Lewis a tirar la toalla, dándole a zeili zhang la victoria por nocaut técnico.
"It's very disappointing. First couple of rounds he got it right and he was moving left. Then he went toe-to-toe and got caught. If he continued to do what he was doing past five or six rounds then it would have been interesting. He got caught with a really good shot.
Bivol lands a right off a down parry. He’s marching Zinad around the ring now. Zinad tries to get some respect but Bivol parries. Bivol is controlling this fight with his footwork now, maintaining range, staying outside until he wants. Zinad eats a sharp left when he gets caught napping again. Lack of concentration can kill.
One of my papers, published in 2015, won the 2nd Place of IEEE Best Paper on Biomedical Engineering. The paper first proposed an effective signal processing/machine learning algorithm framework to solve the heartbeat rate estimation in smart-watch and smart-wristband, which had strong influence on following research and engineering in this area.
"I want to fight all the best fighters of this era," he said . "I want to fight everyone, starting with guys like (Martin) Bakole or (Joe) Joyce, or Frank Sanchez, and then Joshua, Wilder, Usyk. I want to fight them all, of course.
So much pawing from both men. Zhang swings a left up top but Wilder ducks under and clinches. Fast right hand from Wilder just misses. Another miss from Zhang and Wilder grabs. Statistically these men are No. 1 and No. 3 for least punches thrown in boxing and it’s showing early.
Wilder vs. Zhang took place June 1 at the Freedom Arena in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia. Deontay Wilder (43-4-1) and Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1) squared off in the the main event clash. The fight aired live on pay-per-view on DAZN.
Zhilei Zhang (Chinese: 张志磊; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìlěi; born May 2, 1983) is a Chinese professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim heavyweight title between 2023 and March 2024. As of June 2024, Zhang is ranked as the world's fifth-best active heavyweight by The Ring magazine.
"Nowadays, the promotion of boxing in China has increased a lot compared to before," he explains. "Many young people have paid attention to boxing and professional boxing. Many teenagers like this sport.
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"I thought Zhilei went in with the wrong strategy and mind frame," said George, who watched the Games back home in New Jersey. "Zhilei listens to whatever his coaches tell him to do. So he went in there looking for the KO."
A few months after Zhang’s debut, Dynasty Boxing went bust. "We ran out of money," says Terry. The Lanes exited the business. Duva pivoted Zhang to Roc Nation, with Duva joining as an executive. Roc Nation—like many new promoters—entered boxing with a bunch of money and no plan. Zhang continued to fight but often at low-profile shows. When he did get opportunities he stumbled. In 2015, Zhang, fighting on the undercard of Miguel Cotto’s middleweight title defense against Canelo Álvarez, faced Juan Goode. Zhang was knocked down in the fourth round, narrowly squeezing out a decision. "He looked like s---," says Duva. "His training, his diet, his living habits, they were all bad." The next year George returned and addressed it, laying out a structured schedule and enlisting nutritionists.
The advice proved sage. Zhang showed signs of fatigue, as would be the case for a 41-year-old heavyweight who came in at a career heaviest 291 pounds. Parker came forward in round eleven, behind his jab and followed with right hands down the middle. Zhang’s already low punch output dramatically decreased, to the chagrin of his corner who called for a knockout ending to take it out of the judges’ hands.