Who will be the first man to beat Tyson Fury?
The British boxer is still undefeated and next faces Oleksandr Usyk in a bid to be crowned undisputed World Heavyweight Champion.
Boxing has not had an undisputed champion in 20 years, and Usyk and Fury will fight for that honour in February 2024.
Tyson Fury may be sceptical that anyone can beat him, but Zhilei Zhang believes he has the power to stop The Gypsy King. Image: Zac Goodwin.
While the two heavyweights are set to square off I Saudi Arabia, another heavyweight believes that he will be the first to beat Fury.
The Chinese fighter watched Fury’s bout against Francis Ngannou and believes that he will be too much for the Brit to handle. As noted by The Mirror, Zhilei Zhang warned The Gypsy King about his punching power.
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Why Zhang wants Fury next
Nicknamed ‘Big Bang,’ Zhang is a fearsome heavyweight who has had 28 professional fights.
Tapology noted that he has won 26 fights, lost one and drawn one. 21 of his wins have come by knockout, but he has never face one of the big four heavyweights.
Zhang has accused Fury, Usyk, Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua of dodging him.
How Zhang could get his big fight
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While a fight with the top four is still a dream for Zhang, the 40-year-old could finally get his shot soon
In September he knocked out Joe Joyce in round three of their fight to retain his WBO Interim title, Eurosport reported, before calling out Fury.
As interim champion, Zhang will have to fight the WBO champion at some stage to unify the titles. The current champion is Usyk, but that could change after his title fight with Fury.
Francis Ngannou denied famous win against Fury
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Tyson Fury defeated Francis Ngannou by split decision in the “Battle of the Baddest” bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Briton overcame a Round 3 knockdown to defeat the Cameroonian in a controversial manner as one judge had Ngannou winning 95-94.
The other two judges scored the bout 96-93 and 95-94 for Fury, but many felt that the former UFC champion did enough to win the bout.
