Zhang 68.2 lbs heavier than Wilder at weigh-in

Zhilei Zhang outweighed faded heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder by 68.2 kilos Friday ahead of their fight Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, that will headline the Frank Warren-Eddie Hearn 5 vs. 5 tournament.

China’s Zhang weighed 282.8 kilos whereas Alabama’s Wilder became 214.6 kilos.

Each heavyweights are reeling from upset probability losses to Joseph Parker in Riyadh. Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) became routed by Parker in December; Zhang (26-2-1, 21 KOs) floored Parker twice in March nonetheless became mute defeated.

Now, every boxers are in desperate want of a victory to remain relevant in the sport’s glamour division. Zhang, 41, is ESPN’s No. 6 heavyweight; Wilder, 38, is No. 7.

No matter the burden downside, Wilder will abet a 1-bound height advantage at 6-foot-7. Wilder weighed 1 pound extra than he did against Parker nonetheless got right here in a ways lighter than his career heaviest of 238 in the trilogy bout with Tyson Fury.

That loss to Fury became named ESPN’s 2021 Battle of the Year and KO of the Year. Wilder will symbolize Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing as team captain and thanks to this truth will earn double choices in victory. One point will seemingly be awarded for a probability accumulate and two choices for a KO/TKO accumulate. Wilder stands to earn four choices for his team if he can add Zhang to his list of 42 knockouts.

The a success promoter will earn $3 million.

Dmitry Bivol, ESPN’s No. 5 pound-for-pound boxer, weighed 175 kilos for his WBA light heavyweight title protection Saturday against Malik Zinad, who became 174.2 kilos. That fight will not be fragment of the 5 vs. 5, nonetheless the following are:

Heavyweight bout

Filip Hrgovic 247.4, Daniel Dubois 245.8

WBA featherweight title fight

Ray Ford 125.4, Gash Ball 125.8

Middleweight bout

Hamzah Sheeran 159.6, Austin Williams 159.4

Gentle heavyweight bout

Craig Richards 174.2, Willy Hutchinson 174