Zhilei Zhang is excited about a struggle with Derek Chisora after watching the heavyweight defeat Joe Joyce.
Chisora earned a unanimous resolution over Joyce, on Saturday at London’s O2 Area, to doubtlessly revive his profession.
He tried to taunt Joyce at their weigh-in by carrying a masks depicting his former opponent Zhang’s face. Joyce had been stopped by Zhang twice, and appeared angered by the masks. Zhang, nonetheless, noticed the humorous aspect, and after Chisora’s victory stated that he can be open to a conflict between the 2.
“Derek Chisora has expressed curiosity in combating me in China up to now. Now that he’s coming off of a formidable win, perhaps it’s a chance. My predominant focus is ensuring I struggle earlier than the tip of the 12 months.”
The 40-year-old Chisora revealed, after defeating Joyce, that he intends to struggle on and have two closing contests earlier than retiring.
His former promoter Eddie Hearn just lately named Johnny Fisher as one other potential opponent. The veteran once more has choices, not like Joyce.
After three defeats in his previous 4 fights it’s more and more unlikely that the 38 12 months outdated will obtain his ambitions of successful a world title. There have been requires Joyce to retire; nonetheless, Zhang disagrees, and thinks that that call ought to be Joyce’s.
“I believed it was a troublesome and entertaining struggle, it was an incredible struggle for the London boxing followers,” the 41-year-old added. “I don’t know what’s subsequent for Joe Joyce.
“He and his crew have to strategize about what to do subsequent. I don’t suppose anybody ought to say when a fighter ought to retire. That’s as much as them and their households.”
