In 2020, while Zhang made a rare visit back home the day after Chinese New Year, his father died of a sudden cardiac arrest at home during COVID-19 lockdown in China. Zhang mistakenly believed his father to be choking and attempted the Heimlich maneuver to no avail.

Découvrez les résultats des combats de boxe organisés à l'occasion de la grande soirée Joshua vs Ngannou prévue ce vendredi en Arabie Saoudite. Lors du combat principal de l'événement, Francis Ngannou fera son deuxième combat professionnel en boxe et affrontera l'ancien double champion du monde Anthony Joshua dans un duel…

Round 5: Wilder lands two big rights that trouble Zhang somewhat. He's also warned for punching behind the head. HUGE RIGHT HAND SENDS WILDER STUMBLING INTO THE CORNER AND HE GOES DOWN. The ex-champ miraculously gets up but he is GONE! The fight is stopped with Wilder wobbly on his feet.

Round 2: Zhang coming out slightly more aggressive this round as he walks Joyce down. Jab to the head, job to the body for Zhang. Joyce jabs the body. Zhang with a quick left hook body blow. Zhang lets a couple of left hands go, Joyce with good defense. Zhang lands a left and Joyce felt that one, Zhang follows him to the ropes. There’s a another left from Zhang, Joyce answers with a 1-2. Joyce looks for a combination, but Zhang blocks. Zhang headhunting as Joyce moves out of the way. He persists and Joyce eats a couple of hard lefts. Bell rings and Joyce might be grateful for it.

Deontay Wilder a laissé comprendre qu'il pourrait bien mettre fin à sa carrière en boxe en cas de défaite face à Zhilei Zhang. Wilder affrontera Zhang en Arabie Saoudite le 1er juin dans le cadre de l'événement Matchroom vs. Queensberry Promotions et l'ancien champion des poids lourds WBC admet que…

Zhang could not access high-profile matches to make himself known under Roc Nation until they parted ways in 2019. Zhang won 19 back-to-back low-profile fights under the Roc Nation banner. Zhang wanted better-known, tougher opponents with bigger payouts, but Dino Duva didn't do it. Zhang was particularly upset once when his promoter organized a match at a high school basketball court with a portable dressing room which spectators could see into. Zhang felt he was not taken seriously by his promoter. He was paid around $7,000 for his pro debut, and some of his earlier pro fights were paid $2000 and $5000. When Shawn George became Zhang's head coach in 2017, George was upset by how much does a world champion boxer make the promoters saw Zhang as a novelty act along the lines of Nikolai Valuev. Dynasty Boxing's minority owners, brothers Tommy and Terry Lane, believed Zhang would become "the Yao Ming of boxing" and clashed with Duva over his lackluster promotion of Zhang.

A purse bid was called by the organization on February 14, as the two camps failed to come to terms. Matchroom and Wasserman won the purse bid a joint bid of $650 000. Hrgović was entitled to a 60% split ($390 000), while Zhang received a 40% split of the purse ($260 000). The bout was expected to take place on May 7, 2022, on the Canelo Álvarez vs. Dmitry Bivol undercard, as the co-feature to the main event. Hrgović withdrew from the bout on May 2, following the death of his father. The fight was rescheduled for the Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua II undercard. It took place at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on August 20, 2022, as part of a DAZN pay-per-view.

Zhang vocht zijn volgende wedstrijd op 8 maart 2024 en verloor van voormalig WBO-kampioen Joseph Parker door een meerderheidsbesluit van de juryleden. Op 1 juni 2024 stond Zhang tegenover voormalig WBC-kampioen Deontay Wilder, die hij versloeg op KO in de vijfde ronde.

"This fight was easier than I had expected," said Zhang who traveled from his US basecamp to challenge the 37-year-old Joyce with a stunning pro record of 15-win clean sweep. "I have been working so hard and now I get the reward."

Zhilei Zhang semble avoir ciblé son prochain adversaire. Le champion WBO par intérim en titre était parmi les rares poids lourds de premier plan à ne pas être invité lors de la soirée « Day of Reckoning » à Riyad, en Arabie Saoudite. La tête d'affiche était Anthony Joshua, ancien double titre…

So much pawing from both men. Zhang swings a left up top but Wilder ducks under and clinches. Fast right hand from Wilder just misses. Another miss from Zhang and Wilder grabs. Statistically these men are No. 1 and No. 3 for least punches thrown in boxing and it’s showing early.

Le puissant puncher américain Deontay Wilder combattra peut-être pour la dernière fois de sa carrière s'il perd ce week-end. Wilder, 38 ans, affrontera le géant chinois Zhilei Zhang ce samedi 1er juin à Riyad en Arabie Saoudite. Actuellement sur 3 défaites lors de ses 4 derniers combats, "The Bronze Bomber"…

El 27 de noviembre de 2021, Zhang se enfrentó a Craig Lewis en la cartelera de Teófimo López contra George Kambosos Jr. Zhang comenzó la pelea lentamente, pero derribó a Lewis dos veces en la segunda ronda, lo que llevó a la esquina de Lewis a tirar la toalla, dándole a Zhang la victoria por nocaut técnico.