Interim WBO heavyweight champion Zhang Zhilei believes the Briton is in a hurry.
Zhang Jilei thinks Joe Joyce is making a big mistake by asking for a quick rematch with him. The interim WBO heavyweight champion advised the Briton to wait before fighting him in the ring again.
If not, the Chinese fighter predicts a second defeat for Joyce and the end of his career.
“If I were him, I would do one or two intermediate fights. I don’t understand why his team is in such a hurry. I think his team made a mistake in the first fight and they are about to do the second. If I beat Joe Joyce again, his career will be over.
His team did not do a thorough job after our first match. They didn’t cheat me. This is a mistake. They underestimate me again,” Boxing Social quoted Zhilei as saying.
It can be remembered that Joyce lost to Zhilei in the first fight by technical knockout. The British boxer took advantage of the rematch option, and now the fighters have to re-enter the ring. According to preliminary information, the fight will take place in London on September 2.
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