On Saturday, June 1, Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KOs) brutally stopped Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs), winning by fifth-round stoppage, as Queensberry won the night 10-0.
Deontay Wilder said that he still had the passion to keep on fighting and get back to the contention for another title shot. Based of looking at his body language throughout the fight against Zhilei Zhang, you could clearly tell that Wilder wasn’t really present like we’re use to seeing.
With a fourth defeat in his last five fights, Deontay Wilder's time as a contender might be over. But Zhilei Zhang revived his with a spectacular KO.
He promised Chinese power all week, and we all witnessed it during the main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Zhilei Zhang (27-2-1, 22 KOs) put it all together and scored a fifth-round knockout victory over Deontay Wilder (43-4-1, 42 KOs).
Daniel Dubois has defied oddsmakers by stopping Filip Hrgovic at '5 vs. 5' in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 5 vs. 5 Free Live Stream Boxing Results: Wilder vs.
Daniel Dubois (21-2, 20 KOs) gradually broke down Filip Hrgović (17-1, 14 KOs) to earn a technical knockout victory. The time of stoppage was 0:57 of round eight after a ringside physician deemed Hrgović to be in no position to continue due to cuts.
Dmitry Bivol and Malik Zinad fought for the WBA light heavyweight title on Saturday afternoon from Saudi Arabia. The fight began rather unexpectedly, as Bivol and Zinad exchanged blow-for-blow before Bivol dropped Zinad with a one-two combination with under a minute left in Round 1, taking an early 10-8 edge.
On Saturday, June 1, Hamzah Sheeraz (20-0, 16 KOs) defeated Austin Williams (16-1, 11 KOs) in style, stopping his opponent in round eleven, winning by TKO, to increase the Queensberry lead over Matchroom to 6-0.
Nick Ball (20-0-1, 11 KOs) eked out a split decision win against Raymond Ford (15-1-1, 8 KOs) to become the WBA featherweight champion. While one judge saw it 115-113 for Ford, the other two had it 115-113 for Ball.
Logan Paul teased he could be part of a family affair by serving as a replacement for Mike Tyson in his now-postponed fight against Paul's younger brother.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. has responded to Ryan Garcia’s call out, saying he is willing to fight him. Ortiz was meant to box Tim Tszyu on August 3 on the Terence Crawford vs.
Jack Catterall has called out Teofimo Lopez for a fight in Saudi Arabia. Catterall is coming off a unanimous decision win over Josh Taylor. The victory avanged Catterall’s 2022 loss, with many feeling he had been unjustly deprived of becoming undisputed at 140 as Taylor got the decision.
Oleksandr Usyk became the first undisputed champion in heavyweight boxing with a split-decision victory at Reign of Fire against Tyson Fury. One person cage side with a close eye on the fight was Anthony Joshua, who was 0-2 against Usyk.
Sport Recife have been engaging in talks with various clubs over a deal for Pedro Lima. The 17-year-old is a reported Chelsea target as part of their summer transfer plans.
Mike Tyson’s fight with Jake Paul will not go ahead as scheduled after all.
Ryan Garcia’s camp has made a major announcement that could play a huge role in clearing his name in allegations of steroid use after both drug samples from his April win tested positive for Ostarine.
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