Fight Name: | An Eye for An Eye |
Fight Date: | 23 September 2023 |
Location: | Wembley Arena, Wembley, London |
Titles: | WBO interim heavyweight title |
Fighter1: | ![]() |
Nickname1: | "Big Bang" |
Hometown1: | Zhoukou, Henan, China |
Record1: | 25–1–1 (20 KOs) |
Height1: | 6 ft 6 in[1] |
Weight1: | 287+1/4 lb |
Style1: | Southpaw |
Recognition1: | WBO Interim Heavyweight Champion The Ring No. 4 Ranked Heavyweight TBRB No. 5 Ranked Heavyweight |
Fighter2: | ![]() |
Nickname2: | "Juggernaut" |
Hometown2: | London, England |
Record2: | 15–1 (14 KOs) |
Height2: | 6 ft 6 in[2] |
Weight2: | 281+1/4 lb |
Style2: | Orthodox |
Recognition2: | WBO No. 7 Ranked Heavyweight The Ring/TBRB No. 6 Ranked Heavyweight |
Result: | Zhang wins via 3rd-round KO |
Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce II, billed as An Eye for An Eye, was a professional boxing match contested on 23 September 2023 for the WBO interim heavyweight title.
Following Zhang's victory in the first bout, there were reports stating that a bout between himself and Tyson Fury were under discussion.[3] On 29 June an immediate rematch was announced for 23 September at Wembley Arena for the same title.[4]
Zhang dominated the fight, stopping Joyce in the final seconds of the 3rd round with a right hook that had left the Brit face down on the canvas giving Zhang knockout victory.[5]
Speaking after the bout Zhang called out Tyson Fury, saying ringside: “To the audience, I want to ask you a question: Do you want to see me shut Tyson Fury up?”[6]
Weight class | vs | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
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Main Card | ||||||||
Heavyweight | Zhilei Zhang | def | Joe Joyce | KO | 3 (12) | 3:07 | ||
Super lightweight | Pierce O'Leary | def | Kane Gardner | UD | 10 | |||
Light heavyweight | Anthony Yarde | def | Jorge Silva | KO | 2 (10) | 2:07 | ||
Super middleweight | Zach Parker | def | Khalid Graidia | RTD | 7 (10) | 3:00 | ||
Light heavyweight | Ezra Taylor | def | Joel McIntyre | TKO | 8 (8) | 2:59 | ||
Heavyweight | Moses Itauma | def | Amine Boucetta | TKO | 1 (6) | 1:33 | ||
Super featherweight | Royston Barney-Smith | def | Engel Gomez | PTS | 6 | |||
Cruiserweight | Aloys Youmbi | def | Erik Nazaryan | KO | 1 (6) | 0:38 | ||
Cruiserweight | Tommy Fletcher | def | Alberto Tapia | TKO | 6 (6) | 1:28 | ||
Welterweight | Sean Noakes | def | Lukasz Barabasz | PTS | 6 | 1:28 |
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