Joe Joyce tasted defeat for the primary time as an expert in April, when he suffered a TKO loss to Zhilei Zhang, and the Briton will get his shot at redemption this weekend.
Zhang, 40, shocked the London crowd by outboxing Joyce and injuring the 37-year-old’s eye to the purpose that the referee stepped in throughout Round 6.
In doing so, the Chinese heavyweight took the WBO interim title from Joyce, who will look to regain the belt on Saturday and probably arrange a conflict with Oleksandr Usyk.
Will or not it’s a repeat or revenge for the “Juggernaut” as he takes on “Big Bang” once more?
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When is the struggle?
Joyce vs Zhang 2 is about to happen on Saturday 23 September, at Wembley Arena in London.
The most important card is anticipated to start at 7.30pm BST (11.30am PT, 1.30pm CT, 2.30pm ET), with ring walks for the primary occasion due at round 10.30pm BST (2.30pm PT, 4.30pm CT, 5.30pm ET).
How can I watch it?
In the UK, the occasion will air reside on TNT Sports (previously BT Sport). In the US, ESPN+ will stream the motion reside.
If you’re travelling overseas and wish to watch the occasion, you would possibly want a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is right here to assist and consists of offers on VPNs out there. Viewers utilizing a VPN must ensure that they adjust to any native rules the place they’re and likewise with the phrases of their service supplier.
Odds
Joyce’s proper eye was left battered by Zhang of their first struggle
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Joyce – 21/20
Zhang – 17/20
Draw – 18/1
Full odds by way of Betway.
Full card (topic to vary)
Zhilei Zhang (C) vs Joe Joyce 2 (WBO interim heavyweight title)
Pierce O’Leary (C) vs Kane Gardner (WBC worldwide super-lightweight)
Anthony Yarde vs TBA (light-heavyweight)
Sam Noakes vs Carlos Perez (light-weight)
Zach Parker vs Khalid Graidia (super-middleweight)
Ezra Taylor vs Joel McIntyre (light-heavyweight)
Royston Barney-Smith vs TBA (super-featherweight)
Moses Itauma vs Amine Boucetta (heavyweight)
Tommy Fletcher vs Alberto Tapia (heavyweight)
Aloys Youmbi vs Erik Nazaryan (cruiserweight)
Sean Noakes vs Lukasz Barabasz (welterweight)
