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Parker vs. Zhilei: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Joseph Parker and Zhang Zhilei (Big Bang) are scheduled to meet in a non-world-title heavyweight bout on at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

Joseph Parker vs. Zhang Zhilei
Joseph Parker vs. Zhang Zhilei

Date

This fight between Joseph Parker and Zhang Zhilei took place on 8 March, 2024 at the Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Zhang Zhilei is the taller of the two by 5 cms; Joseph Parker is 193 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 198 cm, Zhilei also has reach advantage of 5 cms over Parker's 193 cm. They have the same ape index of 0 cm.

Parker is coming in to this fight with a record of 34-3 (23 KOs). His last fight was 2 months and 14 days ago against Deontay Wilder, which he won via 12 round unanimous decision.

Deontay Wilder's boxing career

Zhilei comes in with a record of 26-1-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 14 days ago against Joe Joyce, which he won via 3rd round KO.

Joe Joyce's boxing career

Joseph Parker fights out of the orthodox stance, while Zhang Zhilei fights out of the southpaw stance.

On the day of the fight, Parker will be 32 years and 1 month old. Zhilei will be 40 years and 10 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 52-48 in favor of Joseph Parker. Note, this is a very close margin, just barely better than a 50-50 case. Here is the prediction for Parker vs Zhilei.

A very close matchup, could go either way. Joseph Parker may have a slighly better chance of winning — unless Zhilei stops Parker early.

Result

Joseph Parker defeated Zhang Zhilei via 12 round MD. Zhilei's 2 fight win streak comes to an end, and Parker advances his win streak to 5. Parker is now 35-3, and Zhilei 26-2-1.

Fight Recommendations

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  2. Zhang Zhilei knocks out Joe Joyce in the 3rd round in their 2nd fight
  3. Zhang Zhilei knocks out Joe Joyce in the 6th round
  4. Filip Hrgović defeats Zhilei Zhang via 12-round unanimous decision
  5. Joseph Parker defeats Hughie Fury via 12-round majority decision
  6. Joseph Parker defeats Andy Ruiz Jr. via 12-round majority decision
  7. Joseph Parker knocks out Alexander Dimitrenko in the 3rd round