On April 7, Beijing time, CGTN European headquarters released a video interview with Zhang Zhilei, in this interview video, Zhang Zhilei publicly disclosed his next game plan, and he also talked openly about the rematch between him and Parker that the industry is concerned about, Zhang Zhilei said that the rematch between him and Parker is expected to be held at the end of this year.
Zhang Zhilei talked about his fight with Parker in this interview, he said: "I was in a situation of crushing him in the first half of the match, but I was still underdefeated, Parker changed from the middle of the game, my distance was gone, and then the more and more chaotic. Because I was a WBO interim champion before the fight, I have the right to exercise a rematch if I lose a fight. The rematch between me and Parker is expected to be around the end of the year, and we're working towards holding the tournament in China. ”
It is worth mentioning that Zhang Zhilei did not mention the match against Wilder on June 1 in this interview, so the question is, why didn't he mention this game? There may be two reasons: one is that the organizer has not yet made an official announcement on the match on June 1, so Zhang Zhilei cannot disclose any situation of this game in his personal name; the other possibility is that he and Wilder's game has not been discussed, and Wilder thinks that his cost performance is too low and not cost-effective, so he cannot participate in the match on June 1, and can only wait for the rematch with Parker at the end of the year.
In addition, Zhang Zhilei did not disclose the specific city of the competition in China at the end of the year, the author learned from the industry that the city of the competition is likely to be Macau, but it depends on the idea of the promoter Arum. Because Arum has held many matches for Zou Shiming in Macau in the past, and Macau can also participate in Bo-Cai, which is very suitable for professional boxing, but Zhang Zhilei lost to Parker, and his popularity and prestige were damaged, and Arum had to consider the costs and benefits if he put the match in China.
At the same time, Parker has already begun to look for a new opponent, not long ago Parker called out his old rival White through Twitter, and he may also seek revenge on Joyce, in short, the next game is not with Zhang Zhilei. In addition, no matter who Zhang Zhilei fights next, if he loses again, I am afraid that the rematch with Parker will not be qualified to play, because the rematch clause will definitely add this factor.
It is unclear when and where Zhang will play his next match, but he said he will attend a press conference in the UK on April 15 and then fly back to the United States to train, as to whether this press conference will be Saudi Arabia vs. Wilder on June 1, and what it will be if it is not the match press conference on June 1. Let's take time to uncover all the mysteries!