Joe Joyce vs Zhilei Zhang weigh-in results and schedule of fights
'Juggernaut' Joe Joyce (15-0, 14KO) meets 'Big Bang' Zhilei Zhang (24-1-1, 19KO) on the 105th day of the year in an exciting heavyweight clash at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday, April 15, live on BT Sport.
Putney puncher Joyce tipped the scales over a stone lighter than his last fight with Joseph Parker last year. The last time Joyce weighed in this light was almost four years ago, against Bryant Jennings, which was his only fight of his career to go the distance. Zhang weighed in a career heaviest of 278lbs for a second time in his 26-fight career, which is over a stone and a half heavier than Joyce.
First Fight from 5pm Queensberry YouTube Channel
BT Sport coverage 7pm-12am
Main Event 10pm (approx)
Joe Joyce 256 lbs
Zhilei Zhang 278 lbs
12×3 Joyce's WBO Interim Heavyweight Title
Mikaela Mayer 134.5 lbs
Lucy Wildheart 134.4 lbs
10×2 Vacant WBC Interim Lightweight Title
*Wildheart stepped in after Mayer's original opponent, Christina Linardatou, was forced to withdraw after not meeting British Boxing Board of Control requirements
Moses Itauma 247 lbs
Kostiantyn Dovbyshchenko 241 lbs
6×3 Heavyweight
Sam Noakes 134.5 lbs
Karthik Sathish Kumar 134 lbs
12×3 Lightweight
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