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Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce 2 – Betting Odds, Start Time, Streaming Details & Full Fight Card

Attempting to right the wrongs from a catastrophic April night in London, veteran British heavyweight puncher, Joe Joyce looks to avenge his sole professional career loss, as he draws Chinese vintage, Zhilei Zhang for the second bout on the trot – with the pair rematching for interim WBO heavyweight gold this weekend in the capital. […]

Suffering his first professional loss in 16 fights earlier this year, Joyce, 38, dropped a huge upset loss to veteran Chinese boxer, Zhang at the Copper Box Arena in the English capital, not only seeing his undefeated fall, but also suffering a devastating sixth round TKO loss.

An Olympic silver medal winner back in 2008, 40-year-old Chinese heavyweight veteran, Zhang struck interim WBO heavyweight gold with his stunning upset knockout win over Joyce, rebounding to the winner’s enclosure himself after a prior unanimous decision loss to the highly-touted, Filip Hrgovic in August of last year.

Start Time

Currently, the broadcast for Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce is set to begin at 5 p.m. ET with preliminary card action, before the event’s main card begins to take action at 10 p.m. ET from the OVO Arena in London, England.

Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce 2 Betting Odds

Closing as a sizeable betting underdog to defeat Joyce back in April of this year, interim WBO heavyweight champion, Zhang has switched the tables this time around, with Betway offering the Chinese champion as a surprising -137 betting favorite to turn in a second consecutive victory over the Brit.

As far as Joyce is concerned, the 2016 Olympian is a current betting underdog as high as +110 to win the interim WBO heavyweight championship and avenge his loss to Zhang.

Landing a sixth round knockout win over Joyce back in April in the capital, Zhang is also available as a prop bet to repeat history and defeat the challenger via TKO, KO, or disqualification, with odds of -150 available for the incumbent.

For Joyce, the heavyweight striker, who has landed 14 knockout wins in a total 15 career triumphs, is available as an underdog to himself land a TKO, KO, or disqualification win over Zhang in their rematch this weekend – as high as +300.

Tickets

Ticketing information for Zhilei Zhang’s title fight rematch with Joe Joyce is available here, as avid fans look to snap up last-minute tickets to the OVO Arena rematch.

Channel Information

Fans attempting to watch the interim WBO heavyweight title rematch between Zhang and Joyce can do so in the United Kingdom via TNT Sports, whilst American fans can watch the action via ESPN+

Zhang vs. Joyce 2 Full Fight Card

Main Card (TNT Sports & ESPN+)

Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce * interim WBO heavyweight championship

Anthony Yarde vs. Jorge Silva

Pierce O’Leary vs. Kane Gardner

Sam Noakes vs. Carlos Perez

Zach Parker vs. Khalid Graidia

Ezra Taylor vs. Joel McIntyre

Royston Barney-Smith vs. TBA

Moses Itauma vs. Amine Boucetta

Tommy Fletcher vs. Alberto Tapia

Aloys Youmbi vs. Erik Nazaryan

Sean Noakes vs. Lukasz Barabasz

Joe Joyce vs. Zhilei Zhang – Betting Preview

Undefeated in 15 professional fights and earning a world championship for the first time in his career last September, Olympic silver medalist boxer, Joe Joyce puts his interim division crown on the line, as well as his undefeated record against Chinese veteran challenger, Zhilei Zhang this weekend in the capital. Boasting an unbeaten 15-0 professional […]

Boasting an unbeaten 15-0 professional record, Joyce, the current interim WBO heavyweight champion, takes on the 39-year-old challenge, Zhang, who dropped his first professional loss in the form of a decision defeat to Filip Hrgovic on the undercard of Oleksandr Usyk’s title rematch win over Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia last August.

For Joyce, the renowned knockout artist looks to solidify his status as interim gold holder under the governing body of the WBO, and defend a crown he won with a penultimate round KO of former world champion, Joseph Parker at the AO Arena in Manchester last September.

Yet to taste defeat in the wake of a run of victories over division veterans, Joyce is touted to retain and improve on his undefeated record this weekend in London against Zhang – with BetWay currently placing the Londoner as a massive -1,000 betting favorite against the Chinese challenger, Zhang.

A former WBO oriental heavyweight titleholder, Zhang has a ultimately slight chance of upsetting the odds and handing Joyce his first loss according to bettors and punters, with the 39-year-old placed as a massive +600 underdog to win interim WBO spoils.

A former Commonwealth and European Games boxing gold medalist, Joyce, touted as one of the most promising boxers to come out of the UK during his rise through the heavyweight ranks, took silver at the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Embarking on somewhat of a legend killing tour before his knockout victory over Parker last September, Joyce had also landed triumphs over the likes of Bermane Stiverne, Carlos Takam, and is the only man to defeat current WBA regular heavyweight champion, Daniel Dubois.

Boasting an incredible 93% knockout rate with 14 finishes in 15 professional victories, Joyce can be backed also as short as -300 to land a knockout win over Zhang this weekend at the Copper Box in London – with the latter returning and hotly-closing as a +800 to hand Joyce what would be his first loss, and first defeat by stoppage to boot.

The current WBO interim heavyweight champion, Joyce will have one eye firmly placed on the future of WBA, IBF, and IBO heavyweight gold holder, Usyk – who continues to find himself linked to a heavyweight championship title unification clash against WBC heavyweight kingpin, Tyson Fury.

A former WBO oriental heavyweight champion, Zhang, also a silver medalist at the 2008 summer Olympic Games in Beijing, defeated Peter Graham with a blistering first round knockout in their January 2017 on home soil in his native China.

Turning professional in 2017, amongst his run of victories over veteran former titleholders and title challengers, Joyce has been heralded in wins over the likes of Alexander Ustinov, Michael Wallisch, and Christian Hammer.

Alex Pereira details ‘dangerous sparring’ session with heavyweight boxing standout Zhilei Zhang

Alex Pereira is bringing in some big guns to help him prepare for his rematch with Israel Adesanya next month. In November, Alex Pereira shocked the world when he defeated ‘The Last Stylebender’ via fifth-round knockout to capture the UFC middleweight championship. On April 8, the pair will run it back, headlining UFC 287 live […]

Alex Pereira is bringing in some big guns to help him prepare for his rematch with Israel Adesanya next month.

In November, Alex Pereira shocked the world when he defeated ‘The Last Stylebender’ via fifth-round knockout to capture the UFC middleweight championship. On April 8, the pair will run it back, headlining UFC 287 live from Miami-Dade Arena. Already a world-class striker boasting three wins and two knockouts against Adesanya across two different sports, ‘Poatan’ is taking no chances in their highly anticipated UFC rematch.

On Twitter, Pereira revealed that he had procured the services of 24-win heavyweight boxing veteran Zhilei Zhang.

“What a sparring! After 4 rounds with zhilei zhang Im very confident for my next fight! It was a hard and dangerous sparring – exactly what I needed. Now I know even more- I’m ready for 8th of April!”

Alex Pereira Gunning for Fifth Straight Win Inside the Octagon

Competing as an amateur, Zhang won bronze medals at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships and scored a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. As a professional, Zhang has 24 career wins with an incredible 19 coming by way of knocking, leaving no question as to why Alex Pereira chose him as a sparring partner ahead of his return on April 8.

Alex Pereira is 4-0 inside the Octagon, holding victories over Andreas Michailidis, Bruno Silva, Sean Strickland, and the aforementioned Israel Adesanya. Before transitioning to mixed martial arts, ‘Poatan’ went 33-7 in kickboxing, competing primarily under the GLORY banner. He captured the promotion’s middleweight and light heavyweight titles during his run and earned Combat Press’ Knockout of the Year honors in 2017 for his brutal KO of Israel Adesanya at GLORY Heroes 7.

As for Zhilei Zhang, the Chinese heavyweight is scheduled to return to the squared circle one week after Pereira steps back into the Octagon. He will face Joe Joyce for the WBO interim heavyweight championship.