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Zhilei Zhang vs Joe Joyce 2(WBO interim heavyweight title) Pierce O’Leary vs Kane Gardner (WBC international super-lightweight) Anthony Yarde vs Jorge Silva (light-heavyweight) Sam Noakes vs Carlos Perez (lightweight) Zach Parker vs Khalid Graidia (super-middleweight) Ezra Taylor vs Joel McIntyre (light-heavyweight) Royston Barney-Smith vs Engel Gomez (super-featherweight) Moses Itauma vs Amine Boucetta (heavyweight) Tommy Fletcher vs Alberto Tapia (heavyweight)
Joyce looked slow and plodding from the outset, and as much as the movement to his left looked different to the viewer in round one, by round two it looked as if he needed to mix it up with something else. Plus, every time Zhang landed a heavy shot on him, Joyce reverted to form. He froze or even reacted to his right side. Added to the slow, pawing jabs was enough to set him up for Zhang’s worst.
Joyce, from Putney in London, had charged toward the top of the division since winning a silver medal in his last amateur bout at the 2016 Olympics, but knew his career would likely take a big step back with a second loss to Zhang.
The suit isn’t frivolous, however, legal experts say. They contend the case could offer the first rulings on tricky questions about how far the rights of the copyright holder extend in creations that are, after all, on someone else’s body. They are questions likely to crop up more often as it becomes more common for actors or athletes to have tattoos and as tattoo designs become more sophisticated.
This was followed by a light-heavyweight bout between Ezra Taylor vs Joel McIntyre which was a far more even-keeled contest. Scheduled for eight rounds, it was a back-and-forth war before Ezra Taylor hurt McIntyre in the waning seconds of the eighth round. The referee stepped in and stopped the contest with just seonds to go.
Back when Mike Tyson first showed up in public in 2003 with his now-instantly recognizable tribal face tattoo, the first reaction of many folks was, “huh?” followed by, “why?” followed by, “seriously though, why?” But let’s be honest: was anyone going to make fun of him to his face and risk getting detonated by one of Iron Mike’s fists? No, sir. Not only was Tyson still the #1 dude who you did not want to get into a brawl with (and also the man with the most disproportionate “intimidating presence: intimidating voice” ratio), he had bitten off a bit of Evander Holyfield’s ear during a boxing match back in 1997. Tyson was considered volatile, as well as loose, cannon.
In his fifth professional fight, Hrgović was scheduled to fight the undefeated Mexican heavyweight Filiberto Tovar. It was the first time in Hrgović’s career that he was scheduled to fight a ten-round bout. Hrgović once again dominated, stunning Tovar in first, second and third rounds, although he couldn’t knock him down. Midway through the fourth round, Tovar’s corner threw in the towel, awarding Hrgović a TKO victory.
The 40-year-old continued where he left off in April’s first bout between the two, also in London at the Copper Box Arena, when he had produced a stunning sixth-round technical knockout to take the WBO interim heavyweight belt from Joyce.
“Mr. Whitmill has never been asked for permission for, and has never consented to, the use, reproduction or creation of a derivative work based on his original tattoo,” argues the lawsuit, which was filed April 28, and will be taken up next week.
Zhang’s win sees him retain the WBO interim heavyweight title. He is behind IBF mandatory challenger Filip Hrgovic in terms of the pecking order to face Oleksandr Usyk — who has the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles — but may have his sights set on WBC titleholder Tyson Fury, who is still sort of an active professional boxer, officially. Zhang asked if the crowd “wants to see in yahoo.com him shut Tyson Fury up.”
Zhilei weighs around 250 pounds and stands at 6 feet, 6 inches, towering over most of his opponents. Still, it’s not just his stature that commands attention but also his phenomenal athleticism and punching power, which have earned him accolades in the boxing world.
Expectations for Tyson were extremely high, and he was the favorite to win the heavyweight unification series, a tournament designed to establish an undisputed heavyweight champion. Tyson defended his title against James Smith on March 7, 1987, in Las Vegas, Nevada. He won by unanimous decision and added Smith’s World Boxing Association (WBA) title to his existing belt. “Tyson-mania” in the media was becoming rampant.
Wilder fires back and Zhang staying in the pocket. Rough-housing inside and Wilder is playing a dangerous game. He finally pivots out. But Zhang puts him into the corner again and rips to the body. Wilder cannot get backed up like this. Zhang’s size is too big a weapon in there.
“This fight was easier than I had expected,” said Zhang who travelled from his US basecamp to challenge the 37-year-old Joyce with a stunning pro record of 15-win clean sweep. “I have been working so hard and now I get the reward.”
