Joe Joyce has activated a rematch clause to struggle Zhilei Zhang once more, thwarting the Chinese heavyweight’s rumoured bout with Tyson Fury.
Joyce suffered the primary defeat of his skilled profession in April, shedding to Zhang by way of TKO within the sixth spherical in London. That end result put Zhang within the dialog of potential opponents for Fury’s subsequent struggle, however “Big Bang” is now on account of field Joyce once more.
Joyce’s supervisor Shane Watson advised Talksport on Tuesday (9 May) that the Olympic silver medalist had activated a rematch clause, including: “The first fight was what it was. Joe knows how to put it right.
“We spoke about an interim fight, but Joe made it clear he wanted the rematch as soon as possible. This shows how Joe will take any top heavyweight on at any time.”
Joyce, 37, stopped Joseph Parker in his earlier struggle and in addition holds a stoppage win over Daniel Dubois, however the Briton misplaced the WBO interim title together with his defeat by Zhang. That end result has value Joyce a possible struggle with Oleksandr Usyk in the meanwhile.
Meanwhile, WBC champion Fury has additionally been rumoured to tackle Andy Ruiz Jr subsequent, earlier than a possible conflict with Usyk on the finish of the yr – a bout that will crown an undisputed heavyweight champion.
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