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Heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang is targeting world titles and a showdown with Anthony Joshua after knocking out Deontay Wilder in five rounds in Saudi Arabia.

Joseph Parker is back in Saudi Arabia this weekend but instead of fighting for his career, the 32 year-old New Zealander can sit back in a plush ringside seat and watch Filip Hrgovic, Daniel Dubois, Zhilei Zhang and Deontay Wilder fight for the right to join him at the heavyweight division’s top table.


Former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, 43-3-1 (42KOs), marks his return on June 1 against Zhilei Zhang, 26-2-1 (21 KOs) as a member of team Matchroom in the lauded Matchroom vs. Queensberry series, serving as the undercard to the highly anticipated undisputed clash at 175lbs between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitrii Bivol.

Deontay Wilder says he has rediscovered his passion for boxing after confronting struggles in and out of the ring. Wilder meets Zhilei Zhang in Saudi Arabia on June 1 as part of the Matchroom vs. Queensberry Promotions 5v5 event and the former long-reigning WBC heavyweight champion admits the contest with Zhang is make-or-break for his career.

Heavyweight up-and-comer Jared Anderson knows he has made mistakes, but he says he is ready to put them behind him – starting with a win over Ryad Merhy on Saturday and, eventually, a crack at former titleholder Deontay Wilder.

For a big man, Joseph Parker is known for being quite light on his feet – if not in the ring then in his brilliantly choreographed COVID-lockdown viral videos. But on Friday, in his interim world heavyweight title match with Zhilei Zhang, the star performer turned out to be Parker’s chin.

Joseph Parker confirmed he is to fight Zhilei Zhang again later in 2024 after outpointing his rival to win the WBO interim heavyweight title

Heavyweight renaissance man Joseph Parker continued his superb run of form with a majority decision victory over Zhilei Zhang