Good news! Zhang Zhilei will start a fierce battle with Parker, and the reason for the victory and defeat will be revealed
According to American Boxing News, WBO interim champion Zhang Zhilei will do his best to protect his title. Zhang's team knew that Parker had beaten Wilder in the 12-round finals, so they took Parker very seriously.
Zhang Zhilei's head coach Sean George told reporters: "In the game with Parker, Wilder's attention was obviously not concentrated, he was smiling at various activities and social occasions in Saudi Arabia, and he didn't mean to kill at all, only Wilder never cared about Parker." But we didn't underestimate Parker. Zhang Zhilei wants to keep fighting, wants to play a few more games, this is our purpose. ”
According to industry insiders, Wilder's performance was impressive with Parker's one-to-seven, which is also the reason for Wilder's fiasco. In addition, Zhang Zhilei and Parker's handicap is one to two, and Zhang Zhilei's performance is also eye-catching, but the final result remains to be tested.
On the boxing network, foreign fans generally tend to support Zhang Zhilei, believing that Zhang Zhilei can knock out his opponent in the second half. However, there are also a few people who believe that the 32-year-old Parker is physically better than Zhang Zhilei, as long as he lasts until the first half, and then bursts into a strong force in the second half, Zhang Zhilei can be finished.
The industry has not yet announced the appearance fees of Zhang Zhilei and Parker, but judging from Zhang Zhilei's income in the past three games, the appearance fee this time should be more than $1 million, which will be the highest income in his career.
If Zhang Zhilei can get Parker, after 2024, he will face Usyk again, at least five million dollars, plus he defeats Usyk, that is tens of millions of dollars.
Therefore, his matchup with Parker will affect his future fortunes, and given his age, Zhang Zhilei must win or he will never be able to turn the tables around.
Let's see if Zhang can beat Parker, or if he will lose to Parker like Wilder.