{"id":9131,"date":"2023-05-11T08:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T08:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/joe-joyce-heavyweight-activates-rematch-with-zhilei-zhang\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T08:37:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T08:37:04","slug":"joe-joyce-heavyweight-activates-rematch-with-zhilei-zhang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/joe-joyce-heavyweight-activates-rematch-with-zhilei-zhang\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Joyce: Heavyweight activates rematch with Zhilei Zhang"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1\">\n<figure class=\"gs-u-mt0 gs-u-mb-alt+ story-body__media story-body__media--figure qa-story-body-media story-body__media--lead\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$video-1\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block story-body__media\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0\"><span class=\"gs-u-display-block gs-o-responsive-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0\"><noscript data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.0.0.1\"\/><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"gel-brevier gs-u-ph+ gs-u-pv-alt story-body__media__caption story-body__media__caption--video\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$video-1.1\">Joe Joyce says his &#8216;journey will continue&#8217; after Zhilei Zhang loss<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p role=\"introduction\" class=\"qa-introduction gel-pica-bold\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-2.0\">British heavyweight Joe Joyce has triggered his rematch with China&#8217;s Zhilei Zhang.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3\">\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.0\">Joyce, 37, suffered the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/65278963\" class=\"story-body__internal-link\" title=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.$link-2\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.$link-2.0\">first pro defeat<\/span><\/a><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-3.0.3\"> of his career to Zhang in April, losing via a sixth-round technical knockout.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-4.0\">Zhang&#8217;s victory saw him replace Joyce in having WBO mandatory challenger status to champion Oleksandr Usyk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-5.0\">&#8220;Rematch clause activated. Taking back what&#8217;s mine,&#8221; Joyce said on Twitter confirming the news.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-6.0\">Joyce was undefeated in 15 fights with 14 knockouts before losing to Zhang at the Copper Box Arena in London.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-8.0\">Zhang, 40, confirmed after his win Joyce had the option of an immediate rematch but said he would prefer it took place in China.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-9.0\">Zhang was reportedly in talks with WBC champion Tyson Fury over a potential fight this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-10.0\">Usyk must face WBA and IBF mandatory challengers Daniel Dubois and Filip Hrgovic before his WBO challenger, meaning Zhang will have to wait until 2024 to face the reigning WBO champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-11.0\">Zhang and Fury would need to agree a step-aside deal with Joyce if they were to fight next.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-12.0\">Joyce and Fury are both promoted by Queensberry Promotions&#8217; Frank Warren.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-13.0\">&#8220;Joe wants to put things right straight away,&#8221; Joyce&#8217;s manager Shane Watson told BBC Sport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14\"><span data-reactid=\".1f29ho3h5kk.0.0.0.1.$paragraph-14.0\">&#8220;He knows how to put what went wrong right. We spoke about an interim fight but Joe was clear &#8211; he wants it now. He has shown consistently at the top level that he won&#8217;t shy away from any challenge.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/65535038?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=KARANGA\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Joyce says his &#8216;journey will continue&#8217; after Zhilei Zhang loss British heavyweight Joe Joyce has triggered his rematch with China&#8217;s Zhilei Zhang. Joyce, 37, suffered the first pro defeat of his career to Zhang in April, losing via a sixth-round technical knockout. 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