Towering Chinese language southpaw heavyweight contender Zhilei Zhang is in search of a battle, and he has now expressed severe curiosity so far as two guys he’d prefer to share a hoop with.
Zhang Nonetheless Hungry at 42
“Massive Bang,” referred to as out Derek Chisora final week, and now the 42-year-old, who was final seen being chopped down by the physique assault of Agit Kabayel, has stated he’d battle red-hot heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma “if he desires to battle me.”
“Ship the Contract — I’ll Signal It”
“Moses Itauma is a good fighter,” Zhang stated in a social media submit. “I watched a few his fights, and he knocked out Dillian Whyte in a single spherical. Implausible, however in the interim, proper now, we haven’t acquired something from Itauma by way of preventing him. If he desires to battle me, I wish to see the contract. I’ll signal it.”
Itauma, nonetheless solely 13-0(11) however very extremely ranked, is ready to battle once more on December 13, this on a card that will likely be headlined by the aforementioned Chisora (the 2 will NOT be preventing one another, though the phrase is the battle was truly checked out at one level). However simply who will the 20-year-old southpaw battle? With slightly beneath two months to go till battle night time, Frank Warren and co nonetheless have an honest period of time to discover a appropriate opponent (Warren says it will likely be a prime 10-ranked heavyweight).
Why Zhang vs. Itauma Makes Sense
But when Zhang can not get Chisora to battle him, it is a probably very fascinating battle, then why not Itauma Vs. Zhang? As long as Zhang, 27-3-1(22) doesn’t ask for the sky so far as his purse, and as long as Zhang just isn’t despatched a low-ball provide, then why not this battle? For positive, it could be fascinating seeing how Itauma would deal with Zhang’s measurement, energy, and energy. May “Massive Bang” be the person to offer Itauma the rounds he says himself he badly wants?
Let’s see if something comes from Zhang’s expressed curiosity in climbing in there with the younger heavyweight everyone seems to be speaking about as the way forward for the heavyweight division.
