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Revision as of 13:47, 9 February 2024
Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang was a series of two professional boxing matches at heavyweight contested between Joe Joyce, and Zhilei Zhang for the WBO interim championship.[1][2]
The bouts both took place in London, England. The first bout was held at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on 15 April 2023.[1][2] The second bout was held at Wembley Arena on 23 September 2023.
Background
Joe Joyce won the WBO Interim World Heavyweight title in a September 2022 bout against Joseph Parker.[1] Zhang's last bout before facing Joyce was in August 2022 when he suffered his first loss to Croatian Filip Hrgović.[1]
Initial bout
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| Date | 15 April 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO interim heavyweight title | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhilei Zhang defeated Joe Joyce Via Round 6 TKO. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zhang defeated Joyce via technical knockout in the six round and won the WBO interim heavyweight title.[3]
Fight card
Source:[4]
| Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Heavyweight | Zhilei Zhang | def. | Joe Joyce (c) | TKO | 6/12 | 1:23 | Note 1 |
| Lightweight | Mikaela Mayer | def. | Lucy Wildheart | UD | 10 | Note 2 | |
| Heavyweight | Moses Itauma | def. | Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko | UD | 6 | ||
| Lightweight | Sam Noakes (c) | def. | Karthik Sathish | TKO | 2/12 | 1:17 | Note 3 |
| Middleweight | Denzel Bentley | def. | Kieran Smith | KO | 1/12 | 0:45 | Note 4 |
| Welterweight | Eithan James | def. | Georgi Velichkov | PTS | 6 | ||
| Super-lightweight | Sonny Ali | def. | Richard Helm | PTS | 6 | ||
| Light-heavyweight | Seth Gyimah | def. | Darryl Sharp | PTS | 4 | ||
| Middleweight | Joel Kodua | def. | Dale Arrowsmith | PTS | 4 |
^Note 1 For WBO interim heavyweight title
^Note 2 For vacant WBC interim lightweight title
^Note 3 For Commonwealth Boxing Council and WBC International Silver lightweight titles
^Note 4 For British middleweight title
Aftermath
Following Zhang's victory, reports stated that a bout between himself and Tyson Fury were being discussed.[5] On 29 June an immediate rematch was announced for 23 September at Wembley Arena in London, England for the same title.[6] Tyson Fury took to social media to offer Joyce sparring following the announcement.[7]
Rematch
| Date | 23 September 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Arena, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO interim heavyweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tale of the tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhilei Zhang defeated Joe Joyce via Round 3 KO. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
The rematch for the title took place at Wembley Arena on 23 September. Zhang retained his interim heavyweight title and defeated Joyce in the third round via knockout.[10]
Fight card
| Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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| Main Card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Zhilei Zhang | def | Joe Joyce | KO | 3 (12) | 3:07 | Note 1 |
| Super lightweight | Pierce O'Leary | def | Kane Gardner | UD | 10 | Note 2 | |
| Light heavyweight | Anthony Yarde | def | Jorge Silva | KO | 2 (10) | 2:07 | |
| Super middleweight | Zach Parker | def | Khalid Graidia | RTD | 7 (10) | 3:00 | |
| Light heavyweight | Ezra Taylor | def | Joel McIntyre | TKO | 8 (8) | 2:59 | |
| Heavyweight | Moses Itauma | def | Amine Boucetta | TKO | 1 (6) | 1:33 | |
| Super featherweight | Royston Barney-Smith | def | Engel Gomez | PTS | 6 | ||
| Cruiserweight | Aloys Youmbi | def | Erik Nazaryan | KO | 1 (6) | 0:38 | |
| Cruiserweight | Tommy Fletcher | def | Alberto Tapia | TKO | 6 (6) | 1:28 | |
| Welterweight | Sean Noakes | def | Lukasz Barabasz | PTS | 6 | 1:28 | |
^Note 1 For WBO interim heavyweight title
^Note 2 For WBC International Super Light Title
References
- ^ a b c d "The Juggernaut returns: WBO interim champ Joyce faces Zhang on April 15". BT.com.
- ^ a b "'I heat up my opponents...' - Joe Joyce engages in hilariously awkward trash-talk". 3 February 2023.
- ^ Sajad, Kal (15 April 2023). "Joe Joyce v Zhilei Zhang: British heavyweight suffers first career loss in shock defeat". BBC.
- ^ "Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang: Date, venue, titles, tickets and pro records for boxing showdown". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Tyson Fury could be offered lucrative fight against Zhilei Zhang who is now 'a superstar in China'". Sky Sports. 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Joe Joyce to rematch Zhilei Zhang on September 23 following first professional defeat". Sky Sports. 29 June 2023.
- ^ Ferguson, Kerr (30 June 2023). "Tyson Fury Offers Joe Joyce The 'Secret' To Beat Zhang For A Hefty Price". Boxing Social.
- ^ "BoxRec: Zhilei Zang". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "BoxRec: Joe Joyce". BoxRec. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Relive Zhang's dramatic win over Joyce in rematch". BBC Sport. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.