Zhilei Zhang has taken his seat at the heavyweight top table following two successive victories over Joe Joyce, the latest being more conclusive than the first. Following his contentious loss to Filip Hrgovic, ‘Big Bang’ stopped Joyce in April by causing damage to his eye. In the rematch this month, the Brit had the same […]
Zhilei Zhang stepped through the ropes for his rematch with Joe Joyce knowing exactly how the Brit would fight, according to his advisor Terry Lane. The big man from China made it 2-0 over Joyce in London in the space of just five months, producing a knockout of the year contender in the form of […]
Joe Joyce suffered his second defeat in a row to Zhilei Zhang, this time ending the contest slumped forward on the canvas. It was a jarring sight to see the Brit with the famed chin put out with a perfect right hook thrown in the third. Zhang won the rematch in half the time it […]
Zhilei Zhang cemented his place at the heavyweight top table with a second consecutive victory over Joe Joyce in London. The big man from China one again controlled the action against Joyce, knocking him out cold in half the time he managed to stop him in their first bout back in April. Speaking to Boxing […]
In an attempt for revenge over Zhilei Zhang, Joe Joyce was knocked out cold by an incredible right hook. The rematch took place just five months on from their first encounter, in which ‘Big Bang’ Zhang peppered the Brit’s eye with straight shots to force a stoppage in the sixth. Momentum was clearly with the […]
Conor Benn fought and beat Mexico’s Rodolfo Orozco over ten rounds in Orlando, Florida. The 26-year-old has been fighting battles outside of the ring from last October when news broke of a banned substance in his system. In the time since, he has become the reluctant portrait of doping in the sport whilst protesting his […]
It was heartbreak in London for Joe Joyce as he hit the canvas for the first time in his professional career courtesy of a devastating one-shot knockout from Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang. The Brit is to be commended for taking the rematch with Zhang just five months on from the first fight in which his […]
Zhilei Zhang produced a knockout of the year contender to put a full stop on his two-fight rivalry with Joe Joyce. The Brit encountered all the same problems against Zhang the second time around in London, and was visibly wary before being rocked in the second round. In the third, ‘Big Bang’ lived up to […]
Heartbreak for Joe Joyce as Zhilei Zhang delivers on his promise to stop him early, doing so with a clear knockout of the year contender. Joyce deserves respect for taking the rematch in London just five months on from a loss that was, in short, devastating. He looked bamboozled by Zhang’s southpaw stance in their […]
A punch-up between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder has been promised to fans this year, but recent developments have set talks back considerably. Originally negotiating with Skill Challenge Entertainment, the fight was first set for December, and then early next year. It seemed to have been pulled entirely recently when there was a shift in […]
Francis Ngannou steps into the boxing ring for the first time to face World Heavyweight Champion, Tyson Fury. Although a big power-puncher in the UFC, the general consensus is that Ngannou’s fight with Fury will go the same way as high-profile crossovers in the past – the boxer will win comfortably. And he believes he […]
Joe Joyce has kept his promise to come in heavier ahead of his high-stakes rematch with Zhilei Zhang, but he’s still outweighed by his opponent. The Chinese heavyweight beat the Brit within six rounds last time out in April, and Joyce’s decision to run it back straight away is either commendable or the wrong choice, […]