{"id":291862,"date":"2023-09-24T10:35:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=291862"},"modified":"2023-09-24T10:35:05","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T10:35:05","slug":"zhilei-zhang-and-joe-joyce-share-a-laugh-after-brutal-knockout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/boxing\/zhilei-zhang-and-joe-joyce-share-a-laugh-after-brutal-knockout\/","title":{"rendered":"Zhilei Zhang and Joe Joyce share a laugh after BRUTAL knockout"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Zhilei Zhang and Joe Joyce share a laugh backstage after the Chinese heavyweight&#8217;s BRUTAL knockout win in just round three of their rematch<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Zhilei Zhang claimed a sensational knock out victory against Joe Joyce\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>He stopped the Brit in the third round of the bout with a huge right hand<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The two fighters were seen sharing a laugh and hugging after the bout\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joe Joyce was seen laughing backstage with Zhilei Zhang on Saturday night after being knocked out by the Chinese heavyweight in their rematch.<\/p>\n<p>Zhang landed a devastating right hook on Joyce that ended the fight in the third rounding, meaning he remains the WBO interim champion.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old asked the Wembley crowd &#8216;Do you want to see me shut Tyson Fury up?&#8217; after his win, although the WBO title for which he is now mandatory challenger is held by\u00a0Oleksandr Usyk.<\/p>\n<p>Despite talking through a translator, Zhang and Joyce appeared to be on good terms after the fight as they shared a laugh and hugged backstage.<\/p>\n<p>They appeared to be discussing China, as the Juggernaut brought laughs from everyone in the room by telling his opponent &#8216;I&#8217;ve been to your ends&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/08\/75775737-12554499-image-a-1_1695541183562.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Zhilei Zhang beat Joe Joyce by third round knockout in their rematch on Saturday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/09\/75775747-12554499-The_two_fighters_shared_a_laugh_backstage_after_the_bout_as_Joyc-a-10_1695543016327.jpg\" height=\"378\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two fighters shared a laugh backstage after the bout as Joyce told Zhang &#8216;I&#8217;ve been to your ends&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/09\/75775745-12554499-They_embraced_after_the_bout_which_saw_Zhang_retain_the_WBO_inte-a-11_1695543016328.jpg\" height=\"380\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>They embraced after the bout, which saw Zhang retain the WBO interim title he won from Joyce in their first bout<\/p>\n<p>After the bout, Zhang claimed he was happy with the win before turning his attention to his possible future opponents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m happy,&#8217; he said to TNT Sports. &#8216;Like I said before the fight, it&#8217;s going to end sooner than the first one. Joe, I like him, I respect him and I will let everyone witness Chinese power again.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is what we&#8217;re here for, we&#8217;re professional fighters. We came to entertain the crowd and we did it. I hope everyone enjoyed my performance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you to everyone who came here today and witnessed my greatness in front of Chinese social media.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about his performance to talkSPORT, Zhang added: &#8216;Very happy because everybody recognised me today.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if it was the best finish of his career, Zhang replied, &#8216;Yes, but I have to thank Joe Joyce for giving me this opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I just want to shut Tyson Fury up. He talks too much. We&#8217;re boxers. We fight we don&#8217;t talk. Tyson Fury talks too much.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/09\/75769377-12554499-The_Chinese_fighter_right_delivered_a_devastating_right_hook_to_-a-12_1695543016330.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Chinese fighter (right) delivered a devastating right hook to knock out Joyce (left) in the third round<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/09\/75775741-12554499-He_called_out_Tyson_Fury_who_is_due_to_fight_UFC_star_Francis_Ng-a-13_1695543016331.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He called out Tyson Fury, who is due to fight UFC star Francis Ngannou next month, after the win<\/p>\n<p>Fury is due to fight UFC star Francis Ngannou in his next bout on October 28 and could face Usyk in a unification bout later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on what he&#8217;d do to Anthony Joshua in the ring, Zhang said: &#8216;The same thing. They&#8217;re all going to go to sleep.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Joyce, the loss effectively ends his chances of challenging Usyk or Fury for a heavyweight belt.<\/p>\n<p>He was unbeaten before his first clash with Zhang, but at 38 may struggle to attract similarly high-profile bouts in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12554499\/Zhilei-Zhang-Joe-Joyce-share-laugh-backstage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zhilei Zhang and Joe Joyce share a laugh backstage after the Chinese heavyweight&#8217;s BRUTAL knockout win in just round three of their rematch Zhilei Zhang claimed a sensational knock out victory against Joe Joyce\u00a0 He stopped the Brit in the third round of the bout with a huge right hand The two fighters were seen&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291861,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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