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To Brian Webber: Joe ‘The Juggernaut’ Joyce will defend his interim WBO heavyweight title against two-time Olympian Zhang Jie-lei on April 15 in London, England. Joyce vs. Zhang is a match that promises to be a rock ’em sock ’em affair from start to finish of the night.

A great fight for the undefeated Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs).

Boxing Scene’s Keith Idec breaks news of the Joyce vs. Zhang fight in London on April 15th.

Chan has the power to annoy Joyce when she turns her face forward as usual.

Fighting the giant 6’6″ power puncher Chan (24-1-1, 19 KOs) will prepare Joyce to face the last man standing between Fury and Usik.

We don’t really know if a match between Fury and Usyk will ever take place, as Fury has defeated past attempts to score an important fight with Top Dog.

If the match does not take place, Usyk will have to defend his WBO title against the winner of Joyce vs. Giray.

In that case, it will be interesting to see if Usyk will give up and relinquish the WBO belt rather than take on a dangerous fight with Joyce or Chan, who don’t pay the kind of money he could make in a match with Anthony Joshua. , Deontay Wilder, and possibly Andy Ruiz Jr.

The 37-year-old Joyce’s clock is ticking and he just can’t wait for his title shot before he starts showing signs of age, showing the wear and tear of his often grueling battle. .

Joyce is coming off a career-best 11-round knockout of former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker in London on September 24.

Zhang caused controversy on the undercard of Joshua vs. Usyk II in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when he lost to Filip Hargovic in the IBF title eliminator by 12-round unanimous decision on August 20.

Many boxing fans won that fight because Zhang dominated Hlugovic throughout the first half of the contest, repeatedly injuring him with heavy shots.

In the championship round, 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Hrgovic came on and defeated a weary Zhang. Still, Zhang seemed to have done enough to win the decision, but the judge gave his Hrgovic the decision.