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Tyson Fury called out by Zhilei Zhang for world title fight in CHINA after shock upset win over Joe Joyce


ZHILEI ZHANG wants a homecoming in China after his stunning upset against Joe Joyce on away soil.

The 6ft 6in heavyweight returned to London 11 years after losing to Anthony Joshua in the Olympics.

Zhilei Zhang after beating Joe JoyceCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
Tyson Fury has been called out by Zhilei ZhangCredit: Times Newspapers Ltd

But he made no mistakes of redemption in the capital as he brutally left Joyce unable to continue following six rounds due to eye swelling.

Zhang, 39, inherited the WBO interim title and mandatory challenger status for the full belt held by Oleksandr Usyk, 36.

But it is instead WBC champion Fury, 34, who East Asian star wants after bouncing back from defeat to Filip Hrgovic, 30, in August.

Asked what he wants next, Zhang told SecondsOut: “Tyson Fury in China.

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“I feel like people were questioning about my conditioning and stamina after the Hrgovic fight.

“But for me, I have such a successful training camp. My boxing and conditioning trainers stayed on top of it.

“I know that Joe Joyce wanted to take this to deep water and drown me, but I’m here.

“You can drown me if you want, but I’m ready for twelve rounds.”

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Despite Zhang’s lofty ambitions, it could be out of his hands due to the rematch clause in Joyce’s contract.

But the 2016 Olympic silver medalist, 37, has not confirmed whether he will active the stipulation, although Zhang has welcomed it.

He said: “Yeah, I’ll do it if Joe Joyce wants to do it. I’ll do it in London, New York, or China.”

Joe Joyce was beaten by Zhilei Zhang in six roundsCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun


Source: Boxing - thesun.co.uk


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