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xilei zhang reportedly waiting dereck chisora To put on paper his contract to fight on December 13th.
The fight in Manchester will be Chisora’s 50th and potentially last fight as he looks to retire from the sport at the age of 41.
Zhang’s advisor, Terry Lane, has revealed that he was approached by Queensberry Promotions regarding a fight with Chisora and immediately agreed to it.
“We’re very quiet about it because our team and Zhang myself, we’re not the ones to rush into social media,” Terry Lane said. boxing scene“But we had to face a fight [three weeks ago] And we accepted within a few days.
“So it’s been over three weeks since our side accepted the fight in principle.”
Chisora is coming off two impressive wins joe joyce And Otto Wallin has put her in good shape for her 50th big fight, and Zhang feels he is the ideal dance partner for this historic occasion.
The Chinese contender will be looking to get back to winning ways as soon as possible after suffering a defeat at the hands of WBC interim champion Agit Kabayel in February.
Losing his patience, Zhang took to social media this week to try to convince Chisora to sign the contract.
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This was in response to Chisora posting on social media teasing three potential opponents: deontay wilderJarrell Miller and the fight with a trio dillian white,
But Zhang’s advisor Lan had doubts about the feasibility of these oppositions.
“I know those two rivals aren’t going to work,” Lane explained. “I’ve been wrong before, so I can’t say anything in boxing. You can’t say anything for sure, but I don’t think those two fights are going to happen.
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“What I’m hearing from my side is that the powers that be want to make Zhang vs. Chisora. So it’s up to Chisora to say yes or no to it. But if he says no, I don’t know what direction they’ll go, but we’ll move on and probably focus back on. [fighting in] China again [in January],
Based on what we know, Wilder is not available to fight in December as he recently revealed he plans to fight in January, and it is uncertain whether Whyte will return to the ring after losing to Moses Itauma in August.
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