The fight will take place in London
Interim WBO World Champion Joe Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) and Chinese heavyweight Zhang Zhilei (24-1-1, 19 KOs) officially announced the holding of a face-to-face battle.
The fight will take place on April 15 in London. The venue for the duel between Olympic champions (Joyce – Olympic medalist in 2016, Zhilei – Olympic Games in 2008) is the Copper Box Arena.
In the last fight, 39-year-old Zhang Zhilei lost a decision to Croat Filip Hrgovic. Joyce knocked out Joseph Parker in his last fight to become the interim WBO heavyweight champion. After defeating Parker, Joyce challenged Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk to fight.
Joyce expressed his desire to fight UFC World Heavyweight Champion Francis Ngannou. The Briton wants to fight according to the rules of boxing. Joe also announced his readiness to meet in the ring with the world champion Tyson Fury.
Source: Sportarena
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