Celebrated at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh a “team” fight. The fight has to Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder, such as the visible faces of the promoters of Frank Warren’s Queensberry and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroomrespectively.
Two fighters arrive looking for revenge in their careers. Zhilei Zhang come as former WBO interim heavyweight world championbut yielded a majority decision then Parker.
In its part, Deontay Wilder arising from suffering a decisively defeating Parker by unanimous decision. With this retreat he was left with no opportunity to challenge to Oleksandr Usykbefore his fight Tyson Fury. The boxer has lost three of his last four fights and his career seems far from being at its best.
The ‘extra’ of the night was that each of the participating promoters contributed five boxers. The goal is to face them in a team competition. The final result is to determine who has the best talent available, although if they win, they can secure a match Jared Anderson.
In addition, they complete the night Daniel Dubois vs. Filip Hrgovic, also at heavyweight. Hamzah Sheeraz and Austin Williams they will do so in the middle weight and Dmitry Bivol will face Malik Zinad for the WBA light heavyweight title. Therefore, this match is received with great expectations, in a ‘team’ competition that seems very original.
The American Deontay Wilder, 38 years oldhas participated in 47 matches in his career and has a record of 43 wins, 3 losses and one draw. In its part, Chinese Zhilei Zhang, 41, has a record of 26 wins, 2 losses and one draw. His professional career began in the year 2014while the at Wilder started in 2008. An important environment is expected in Riyadh, which has become a regular venue for boxing matches in recent months.
When is the Deontay Wilder – Zhilei Zhang boxing match?
The night takes place here Saturday 1 June and the the main line-up starts at 8:00 pm (Spanish peninsular time). Looking forward to the star combatthe fight between Wilder and Zhanghappen around 00.00 (Spanish peninsular time), although this will depend on the remaining matches of the night.
Where to watch Deontay Wilder – Zhilei Zhang boxing match?
The battle between Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang can be enjoyed at the DAZN platform. You can follow all the information about the event via the Mundo Deportivo website.
The complete billboard of the night
- Zhilei Zhang vs. Deontay Wilder; Heavy
- Daniel Dubois vs. Filip Hrgovic; Heavy
- Hamzah Sheeraz vs. Austin Williams; Medium weight
- Dmitry Bivol vs. Malik Zinad; For Bivol’s WBA light heavyweight title
- Raymond Ford vs. Nickball; For Ford’s WBA featherweight title
- Willy Hutchinson vs. Craig Richards; Light Weight
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Source: La Verdad
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