On March 8, 2024, a 40-year-old Zhang Zhilei (26-1-1, 21 KOs) and a 32-year-old New Zealander boxer Joseph Parker (34-3, 23 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Zhilei came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 14 days. Parker was on a 4-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 14 days.
Joseph Parker defeated Zhang Zhilei via majority decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Parker improves his record to 35-3, while Zhilei adds a loss to his record at 26-2-1.
On August 20, 2022, a 39-year-old Zhang Zhilei (24-0-1, 19 KOs) and a 30-year-old Croatian boxer Filip Hrgović (14-0, 12 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Zhilei came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Hrgović was on a 14-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 16 days.
Filip Hrgović defeated Zhilei Zhang via unanimous decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Hrgović improves his record to 15-0, while Zhilei adds a loss to his record at 24-1-1.