Madness in London: Zhang punishes Joyce, closes one eye and strips her of her temporary title

He broke the bank on Copper Box Arena, London. The Chinese Zhilei ‘Big Bang’ Zhang (25-1-1, 20 KOs) defeated the local hero by technical KO Joe Joyce (15-1-0, 14 KOs) and ‘Juggernaut’ so it lost interim WBO heavyweight title. He ‘Chinese hammer’ He took out his clubs for a walk in the ring and did not stop punishing an outmatched Joyce, to the point that in the sixth round of twelve where the fight was scheduled, the referee Howard Foster He stopped the fight when the local hero’s right eye was completely closed.

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In this way, the undefeated Chinese boxer focused on the world heavyweight champion from Ukraine, Oleksandr Usik, after Britain handed Joyce his first professional defeat on Saturday after Joyce’s right eye was inspected a second time by a combat medic. Success through technical KO of Zhangthat in the middle of the match two of the judges with an advantage on the cards have already scored.

“Now the title is mine. I’m 39 years old, I’m very disciplined and I’m training hard. The next step is to get the title,” Zhang said through a translator after punching wind and shout ‘Chinese power’.

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Joyce, 37, is the WBO ‘interim’ champion in the division, a title that makes him the WBO mandatory challenger to WBO, IBO, IBF and WBA champion Usyk; while the british Tyson Fury He holds the WBC title.

Olympic aftertaste in the ring

Zhang and Joyce both are Olympic silver medalists. The Chinese as a super heavyweight at home in Beijing in 2008 and the British in the same division at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

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“I was just disappointed with my performance,” Joyce told ‘BT Sport’ after what was his 16th professional fight. “Zhang’s right hand hurts so much, he keeps punching me and I can’t leave, so I respect Zhilei Zhang,” said a sporty Joyce.

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But let no one forget a striker like him. Joyce issued the following advisory to boaters: “I haven’t boxed a southpaw in a while. I’ll be back. My journey is not over, this loss is just a roadblock I’ve stumbled upon. I’ll be back.”