On June 1, 2024, Deontay Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) and Zhang Zhilei (26-2-1, 21 KOs) meet in the ring in a 12-round heavyweight bout.
Deontay Wilder is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 89% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Joseph Parker, 5 months and 9 days ago. Zhang Zhilei is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 72% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision loss to Joseph Parker, 2 months and 24 days ago.
The winning odds are at 79-21 in favor of Deontay Wilder. It is going to be a competitive fight and Zhang Zhilei will put up a very good fight, but Wilder will prevail.
Zhang Zhilei stopped Deontay Wilder via KO in the 5th round. Zhilei improves his record to 27-2-1 (22 KOs), while Wilder adds a loss to his record at 43-4-1.