Zilei Zhang rocked Deontay Wilder with a perfectly timed right hand in Round 5 and won by TKO on Saturday. Today we will discuss about Zhilei Zhang: Net worth| Boxrec| Age| Wife| Next Fight.
Zhilei Zhang: Net worth| Boxrec| Age| Wife| Next Fight
Zilei Zhang (born May 2, 1983) is a Chinese professional boxer. He previously held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim heavyweight title between 2023 and March 2024. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, all in the super-heavyweight division. As of May 2024, Zhang is ranked as the sixth best active heavyweight in the world by The Ring magazine.
Net worth
Zhilei Zhang’s net worth is estimated to be around $3 to 4 million. This wealth mainly comes from his successful boxing career, which has seen him take part in many high-profile matches. For his most recent bout against Joe Joyce, Zhang earned a base salary of $350,000.
Boxrec
Zhang Xilei is a Chinese boxer best known for winning a silver medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Zhang also won bronze medals at the World Amateur Championships in super heavyweight in 2007 and 2009.
In 2003 Zhang lost to fellow Polish southpaw Grzegorz Kielcea 22 to 8 in the first round of the World Championship.
At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships, he lost the final to Rustam Saidov.
At the 2005 World Championships in his home country, he defeated Vugar Alekperov 20–11, but lost to eventual winner Odlanier Solis 17–7.
Zhang lost to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov in the semi-finals at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, but still qualified for the Olympics.
Age
His age is 41 year’s old.
Wife
Zilei Zhang rocked Deontay Wilder with a perfectly timed right hand in Round 5 and won by TKO on Saturday. A new clip shows the brutal moment Zilei Zhang defeated Deontay Wilder in a heavyweight fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Next Fight
Zilei Zhang bounced back from a loss in March and stopped Deontay Wilder with a fifth-round right hand in the main event of the Queensberry vs. Matchroom ‘5v5’ card on Saturday in Saudi Arabia.
Both fighters were returning from losses to former world champion Joseph Parker, each needing a win to remain as top contenders in the ever-evolving heavyweight division. Zhang does just that, while this fight could be the last time we see Wilder in the ring.
The fight was yet to heat up in Round 5 when, out of nowhere, Zhang caught Wilder with a strong right hand, spinning him around and clearly stunning him. Zhang jumped on Wilder and caught him with his back turned, delivering another heavy blow that sent Wilder down.
Wilder beat the count but the referee immediately waived the fight, which was no surprise given how cleanly Zhang landed the second right hand. Neither fighter had landed any real notable shots up to that point. Zhang pressured Wilder throughout the fight, getting relatively little response from “The Bronze Bomber”, but landing some important shots himself.
