On February 17, local time in Saudi Arabia, a merger battle of the four heavyweight organizations that will go down in history will be hot. WBC champion Tyson Fury will take on WBA/IBF/WBO champion Usyk in what will become the first heavyweight fighter ever to take over all four of the world's four largest boxing organizations at the same time.
As a mandatory challenger for Usyk vs Fury, Zhang Zhilei naturally pays special attention to the outcome of this match, but Zhang Zhilei also knows that a heavyweight punch can change the game, and any result can happen. Considering that Fury narrowly defeated Naganno, who was a halfway monk in October last year, that embarrassing victory changed the odds of Fury and Usyk in a huge way, and the outside world was originally favored by Fury, but now Usyk's odds to win have soared.
In this regard, Zhang Zhilei said bluntly: "I don't know who can have the last laugh, my experience in the boxing industry has taught me that when the bell rings, anything can happen." If a fighter is out of form in pre-fight, he might cancel the fight, and I'm not sure if that's going to happen. ”
Zhang added: "The fight against Nagano is actually a wake-up call for Fury, you have to put it all into training, every opponent is different. But I want to tell you that if Fury still treats Usyk like he treats Naganno, then he will be in big trouble and it will be very dangerous. Now, I'm leaning towards Usyk to win because I've always believed that technique is king and determination is the key to boxing. ”
If Fury loses to Usyk, his career will be completely ruined, and Zhang Zhilei will become a mandatory challenger for Usyk's next fight, and Zhang Zhilei will be expected to crush Usyk with his physical advantage and become the new heavyweight multi-merger champion.
At present, Zhang Zhilei has preliminarily set the schedule for the next match, that is, in March, as the co-main match of Joshua VS Naganno, Zhang Zhilei may play against Wilder and may also play against others. As for who Zhang Zhilei's opponent is, and whether Fury will lose to Usyk, let's wait and see.