Zhilei Zhang knocks out Wilder in heavyweight bout
Chinese boxer, Zhilei Zhang, brutally knocked out American boxer, Deontay Wilder, in a heavyweight bout in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Both fighters traded punches through the first to fourth round until Zhang landed a devastating blow on Wilder.
In the fifth round, Zhang, 40, delivered a killer punch in the fifth round, dropping Wilder, a former heavyweight champion, on the canvas and grabbing victory.
Sunday’s defeat made it Wilder’s fourth defeat in his past five fights.
It could be Wilder’s last fight, having called the fight a make-or-break moment before the game.
Wilder did not speak after the fight.
Speaking after the fight, Zhang said, “I successfully took Wilder’s right hand away. I blocked a few punches but hell yeah he punches hard, he’s a heavy puncher. Road to the champion. Big Bang is here.”
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