The boxing world was set for scintillating Heavyweight action in the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Deontay Wilder was all set to take on Zhilei Zhang in the main event. Deontay Wilder last lost to Joseph Parker via unanimous decision in the ring. Wilder focused on beating Zhang in the main event and returning to the win column.
Zhang lost his last fight to Joseph Parker, too. Zhang was looking forward to dominating his American opponent throughout twelve rounds. The Chinese national stunned everyone in the octagon as he knocked Deontay Wilder out cold in the fifth round of their fight.
How much money did Zhilei Zhang cash in?
Zhilei Zhang is one of the best boxers in the Chinese subcontinent. He was all set to take on Deontay Wilder in the main event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Heavyweight ace finished Wilder in the fifth round of the fight with a lethal left to the temple of his head. Wilder folded on the spot. The American did get up and beat the referee count, but the referee called an end to the fight.
Zhilei Zhang made a mammoth $5 million with his knockout win. Usually, the duo would not have earned that much as there is no world title on the line, but the Saudi Investment fund is doing its magic and ensuring the fighters are taking some massive greens home. If the event had done 500,000 PPV buys, the Heavyweight greats would have been all set to pocket much more in the ring.
The win against Deontay Wilder would have surely propelled Zhang in Heavyweight rankings. The Chinese great might fight for a world title in the near future with his impressive victory. It will be interesting to see if Zhang can do the impossible and win a world title in the Heavyweight division by taking on the legendary Oleksandr Usyk in the ring.
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