PREVIEW: JOE JOYCE VS. ZHANG ZHILEI

By: Jay Calderon

On Saturday, April 15, at the Copper Box Arena in London, England, and live on BT Sport (UK) and ESPN (USA), undefeated Heavyweight Joe Joyce will battle former Olympian Zhang Zhilei.

After a late start in his pro career, Joyce has moved along rather nicely, compiling a record of 15-0 with 14KOs since his October 2017 debut. In his most recent outing, Joyce stopped former world titlist Joseph Parker back in September of last year.

Zhang, too, stayed late as a professional, having turned to the paid ranks at the age of 30 back in 2014. Since his start, Zhilei has earned a record of 24-1-1 with 19 stoppages. Back in August, Zhilei settled for a controversial decision loss at the hands of Filip Hrgovic.

So, what are my initial thoughts? What's in store for the winner? The loser? Check out my Fight Preview above.

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- JOYCE-ZHILEI PREDICTION

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