Heavyweight boxer in line to face Usyk doubts if Tyson Fury struggle will go forward
Zhilei Zhang admitted that he has doubt on whether or not Oleksandr Usyk‘s mega-fight in opposition to Tyson Fury takes place.
The Ukrainian boxer, who’s the present unified heavyweight champion of the world, is scheduled to place his titles on the road in opposition to Fury on February 17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In what’s a long-awaited battle between the 2 greatest boxers on this planet, the Chinese Zhang, 40, is not wholly satisfied that the bout will happen as anticipated contemplating it is already been delayed as soon as.
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Speaking to Online Boxing Betting UK, Zhang, who’s nicknamed Big Bang, stated he will not consider the struggle will happen till he hears the opening bell on February 17. “I don’t know, anything can happen and my experience in the business tells me that until you hear the opening bell, anything is possible,” he stated.
“If someone feels like they are not themselves then they could call the fight off. I’m unsure if it happens.” The 40-year-old continues to edge nearer to a title shot following his two dominating performances in opposition to Brit Joe Joyce in 2023.
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Zhang (24-1) knocked out the 38-year-old in April 2023 in Joyce’s yard of London to win the interim WBO heavyweight title earlier than besting him a second time 5 months later in Wembley Arena.
Despite his storied profession which incorporates profitable bronze medals on the 2007 and 2009 World Championships in addition to securing a silver medal on the 2008 Olympics, it was the 2 wins in opposition to Joyce that noticed the Chinese fighter lastly be positioned among the many elite of his division.
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Zhang is ranked because the world’s third-best energetic heavyweight by The Ring journal and may very well be a possible opponent for the winner of Usyk v Fury, particularly contemplating that Anthony Joshua confirmed he’ll be taking over ex-UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou afterward this 12 months.
