Shoot The Five with Xavier Porter speaks with undefeated #Asian #Chinese Heavyweight Boxer #ZhangZhilei

Zhilei, as an amateur, won bronze medals at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, all in the super-heavyweight division.

Nicknamed the “BIG BANG”, Zhilei stands at 6’6, while showing good skill, fighting from the southpaw stance.

Zhilei, who possesses a professional record of (23-0-1, 18 KOs), is coming off a TKO win against Craig Lewis:

United States – TKO (rd 2) - Nov 27, 2021 - Hulu Theater, New York, U.S.

Zhilei’s most notable opponent to date is former unified heavyweight world champion #AnthonyJoshua who he faced and lost during the 2012 Olympic Games (11-15).

At (38) years old, the skilled Chinese-southpaw seeks a shot at a world title.

Zhilei expressed how big and huge an achievement of becoming the first Asian (Chinese) Heavyweight World Champion would be.

During this interview he shared his full understanding of what needs to be done and what he needs to do to accomplish this great feat.

Zhang Zhilei Professional career

• Zhang compiled a perfect record of 20-0 before fighting Andriy Rudenko in Monaco on 30 November 2019. He dominated the Ukrainian veteran and secured a convincing unanimous decision win, winning on all three scorecards, 99–91, 98–92 and 97–93.

• In his next fight on 7 November 2020, Zhang fought Devin Vargas on the undercard of the WBC lightweight title fight between Devin Haney and Yuriorkis Gamboa. In his debut as a Matchroom Boxing fighter. Zhang dropped and stopped his opponent in the fourth round.

• He returned to the ring on 27 February 2021 to fight journeyman Jerry Forrest on the undercard of the super-middleweight title fight between Canelo Álvarez and Avni Yıldırım. Although Zhang started strong, scoring three knockdowns in the opening three rounds of the bout, Forrest was able to battle his way back to earn a majority draw. The final scorecards read 95–93 Forrest, 93–93, and 93–93, with the irregular scores owing to a point deduction against Zhang for excessive holding. It was revealed that after the fight, Zhang was hospitalized and later diagnosed with "anemia, high enzyme levels, and low-level renal failure that may have been caused by severe dehydration".

• On November 27th 2021, Zhang faced Craig Lewis on the undercard of the Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr. fight. Zhang started the fight off slowly, but dropped Lewis twice in round two, leading Lewis' corner to throw in the towel, giving Zhang a TKO win.

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