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| location = [[Copper Box Arena]], [[London]], England |
| location = [[Copper Box Arena]], [[London]], England |
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| titles = [[WBO]] interim heavyweight title |
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| fighter1 = [[Joe Joyce (boxer)|Joe Joyce]] |
| fighter1 = [[Joe Joyce (boxer)|Joe Joyce]] |
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| nickname1 = Juggernaut |
| nickname1 = Juggernaut |
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| weight1 = 271.6 lbs |
| weight1 = 271.6 lbs |
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| style1 = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]] |
| style1 = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]] |
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| recognition1 =WBO interim heavyweight champion |
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| fighter2 = [[Zhilei Zhang]] |
| fighter2 = [[Zhilei Zhang]] |
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| weight2 = 255.7 lbs |
| weight2 = 255.7 lbs |
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| style2 = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]] |
| style2 = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]] |
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| recognition2 =Former WBO Oriental heavyweight champion |
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'''Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang'''<!--, billed as '''''XXX'''''--> is an upcoming [[heavyweight]] boxing match contested between [[Joe Joyce (boxer)|Joe Joyce]] and [[Zhilei Zhang]].<ref name="btsport">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bt.com/sport/boxing/features/joe-joyce-zhilei-zhang-fight-announcement|title=The Juggernaut returns: WBO interim champ Joyce faces Zhang on April 15|website=BT.com}}</ref><ref name="talksport">{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1322511/joe-joyce-hilariously-awkward-trash-talk-clash-zhilei-zhang/|title='I heat up my opponents...' - Joe Joyce engages in hilariously awkward trash-talk|date=3 February 2023}}</ref> |
'''Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang'''<!--, billed as '''''XXX'''''--> is an upcoming [[heavyweight]] boxing match contested between [[WBO]] [[Interim championship|interim]] champion, [[Joe Joyce (boxer)|Joe Joyce]], and former WBO Oriental champion, [[Zhilei Zhang]].<ref name="btsport">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bt.com/sport/boxing/features/joe-joyce-zhilei-zhang-fight-announcement|title=The Juggernaut returns: WBO interim champ Joyce faces Zhang on April 15|website=BT.com}}</ref><ref name="talksport">{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/sport/boxing/1322511/joe-joyce-hilariously-awkward-trash-talk-clash-zhilei-zhang/|title='I heat up my opponents...' - Joe Joyce engages in hilariously awkward trash-talk|date=3 February 2023}}</ref> |
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The bout will be held at the [[Copper Box Arena]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]], in London, England.<ref name="btsport"/><ref name="talksport"/> The |
The bout will be held at the [[Copper Box Arena]] in the [[Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park]], in London, England.<ref name="btsport"/><ref name="talksport"/> The WBO interim heavyweight title will be at stake. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang is an upcoming heavyweight boxing match contested between WBO interim champion, Joe Joyce, and former WBO Oriental champion, Zhilei Zhang.[1][2]
The bout will be held at the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London, England.[1][2] The WBO interim heavyweight title will be at stake.
Background
Joe Joyce won the WBO Interim World Heavyweight title in a September 2022 bout against Joseph Parker.[1] Zhang's last bout was in August 2022 when he suffered his first loss to Croatian Filip Hrgović.[1] Meanwhile, the WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk's next fight is expected to be against WBC champion Tyson Fury at some point in 2023.[1]
Fight card
Source:[3]
Weight Class | vs. | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||
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Heavyweight | Joe Joyce | vs. | Zhilei Zhang | – (12) | For WBO Interim World Heavy | ||
Middleweight | Denzel Bentley | vs. | Kieran Smith | – (12) | For BBBofC British Middle | ||
Super bantamweight | Dennis McCann | vs. | TBA | – (12) | For Commonwealth Boxing Council Super Bantam | ||
Lightweight | Sam Noakes | vs. | KarthIk Sathish | – (12) | For Commonwealth Boxing Council Light and WBC International Silver Light | ||
Lightweight | Mikaela Mayer | vs. | Christina Linardatou | – (10) | |||
Super lightweight | Sonny Ali | vs. | TBA | – (6) | |||
Super welterweight | Joel Kodua | vs. | TBA | – (4) |
References
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ "Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang: Date, venue, titles, tickets and pro records for boxing showdown". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved 26 February 2023.