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Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce took place April 15 at the Copper Box Arena in London, England. WBO interim heavyweight champion Joe Joyce (15-1) put his belt on the line against Zhilei Zhang (25-1-1) in the night’s main event. The fight aired live on ESPN+.

Tonight Joyce was a washout at the OVO Arena as he fearfully entered the ring, and did not show the hunger to regain the crown that the Chinese had taken from him five months ago with a sixth-round knockout.

Mike Tyson is an American who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at the age of 20. He was born on June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn in New York. At an early age, Tyson turned into a member of various avenue gangs and was sent to reform faculty in upstate New York in 1978. At the reform school, social worker and boxing aficionado Bobby Stewart identified his boxing capability. They directed him to renowned instructor Cus D’Amato, who has become his prison father or mother.

Mike Tyson’s tribal face tattoo, a striking Maori-inspired design from New Zealand, represents a significant chapter in his life story. He chose this powerful symbol in 2003, just before his bout against Clifford Etienne. Tyson once revealed, «I just thought it was a cool tattoo,» expressing a moment of spontaneity that turned into a lasting legacy. Initially considering hearts, he was swayed towards something that mirrored his fierce spirit, ultimately deciding, «This is cool; I like this.»

After the fight, Zhang offered a sop to the London crowd, asking them, «Do you want me to shut Tyson Fury up?», a question that drew a big round of applause. For Fury and for Frank Warren it will be difficult to avoid a Zhang fight in the near future.

Joe Kozlowski began his career as a sports journalist in 2013 and joined Sportscasting in 2019. He covers the NBA and soccer for Sportscasting, with specialties in legacy NBA players such as Michael Jordan and Premier League club Arsenal. Off the clock, he’s a Kansas City Chiefs fan and a hockey goalie. Growing up loving Shaquille O’Neal and reading everything he could about the great big men throughout NBA history — likely because he was still tall enough, at least relative to his peers, to play center — he’s continued to love learning about and exploring the historical and story-based sides of the basketball archives. As for Arsenal, Joe spent a year living in London and latched onto the local support of the club. He’s barely missed a match since, loving Arsene Wenger, enduring the Banter Era, and following along through rebuilds. The Premier League interest developed into a passionate following of the Champions League, Europe’s big five league, and international soccer as a whole when played at the highest level. Regardless of the sport, Joe is captivated by the stories of athletes beyond the box scores and how they push the envelope — both in terms of what we think a human is capable of accomplishing and how they find new competitive tactics to win.

Altogether, Tyson is a father to seven children, including three daughters, three sons, and a nonbinary child. His firstborn, a daughter named Mikey, arrived in 1990. Tyson had Mikey with Kimberly Scarborough. The boxer and his second wife, Monica Turner, welcomed Rayna, who is nonbinary, and Amir, their son, in 1996 and 1997, respectively. Next, Tyson had a son named Miguel in 2002 and a daughter named Exodus in 2005 with his former girlfriend Sol Xochitl. Milan and Morocco round out Tyson’s brood.

Joyce with a somber choice for his walkout music, the Jeff Buckley rendition of Hallelujah. It transitions into his custom Big Juggernaut theme. He looks loose as he busts a move on his way to the ring.

Round 2: Wilder trying to hold the center a little more to start this round instead of retreating to the corner easily. Wilder tries a right hand as Zhang lands a left to the body. Neither man is jabbing. Zhang gets Wilder to the corner and tags him! Uppercut lands and Wilder covering up here.

The fight was originally scheduled for July 20, but postponed because of a recent ulcer flare-up for the 57-year-old Tyson. According to a representative, Tyson became dizzy and nauseated while flying from Miami to Los Angeles on May 26. Paramedics boarded the plane upon landing to assist him. Doctors subsequently advised Tyson to do minimal to no training in the coming weeks, upsetting the original timeline for the fight.

«My body is in better overall shape than it has been since the 1990s, and I will be back to my full training schedule soon,» Tyson said. «Jake Paul, this may have bought you some time, but in the end, you will still be knocked out and out of boxing for good.»

With a single exception — his relationship with his trainer and mentor, Cus D’Amato — Mr. Tyson’s experience of the world has been marked by mistrust and suspicion, by a view of other people that is hard and pitiless. They are users, operators, «leeches,» he says, but he rarely claims to be any better. He is only human.