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A heavyweight bout between unbeaten 2008 Chinese Olympic silver medalist Zhang Zhilei and Russian Sergey Kuzmin is agreed to, Roc Nation Sports promoter Dino Duva told ESPN. Kuzmin is coming off his first loss, a 12-round decision to Michael Hunter on Sept. 13. The fight is slated for Nov. 30 (DAZN) in Monte Carlo on a Matchroom Boxing card that is being put together but will include the vacant secondary welterweight title bout between undefeated contenders Radzhab Butaev and Alexander Besputin.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑17 Oct 2019, 13:31 He's not really a fraud. Anyone who watches him knows he's not that good but there's not really much hype around him anyway. He at least has a strong amateur background

The other Zhang has fixed fights or fights that didn't even happen, he's the fraud

Lackeos wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 00:08 I'd be okay with this fight. I don't think it's really a good win for Kuzmin, if he wins. Zhilei's scalp is basically about on-par with Dawejko, Price, and Mansour. But just for the sake of putting Zhilei to the test, I think the fight would be a curiosity.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 12:04 There was lots of footage of ZZ as an amateur, not sure if it's still out there. I imagine you can at least still see his losses to AJ and Cammarelli in the Olympics. I saw him beat Ruiz too but looked that one up again after Ruiz beat AJ and couldn't find it. He is tall and pretty much only throws straight punches, with his lead hand really low. Not too fast and a bit stiff.

Again, I wouldn't really call him a fraud because I see no one rating him as anything other than a mediocre or totally unproven pro, and he at least had a legit amateur background with medals in the Olympics and Worlds. The other Zhang though is a total fraud with fixed fights and fights that didn't even happen.

Even the WBA called out the other Zhang on being a fraud.....he was apparently promoting his fights using fake WBA titles he hadn't won

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 13:49 Kuzmin Injured; Zhilei Zhang Needs New Foe For 11/30

Zhilei Zhang needs a new opponent for his November 30fight in Monte Carlo.

Boxing Scene has learned that Sergey Kuzmin has withdrawn from his scheduled 10-rounder against the huge Chinese heavyweight due to a foot injury. Russia’s Kuzmin (15-1, 11 KOs) was supposed to provide the toughest test of the 2008 Olympic silver medalist’s professional career in a bout DAZN was to stream from Casino de Monte Carlo.

Roc Nation Sports’ Dino Duva told BS.com on Thursday that matchmakers for Matchroom Boxing, Zhang’s co-promoter, were working to secure a replacement for Kuzmin. Zhang is scheduled to leave the United States for Monte Carlo on Sunday.

“We’re disappointed about Kuzmin’s injury because Kuzmin is a ranked heavyweight,” Duva said. “This would’ve been a good fight for Zhilei to prove himself. But there are three or four possible opponents that we’re looking at. We should have a new opponent soon. We’re optimistic that he’ll fight the type of opponent that’ll allow him to get back into the ratings.”

Kuzmin, 32, lost his last fight to American Michael Hunter (18-1, 12 KOs), who won a 12-round unanimous decision against Kuzmin on September 13 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

The 36-year-old Zhang (20-0, 16 KOs) hasn’t fought since September 2018, in large part due to a visa issues that kept the strong southpaw out of the U.S. Zhang trains in Paterson, New Jersey, along with former Olympic teammate Fanlong Meng (16-0, 10 KOs), the mandatory challenger for Artur Beterbiev’s IBF light heavyweight title.

The 6-feet-6, 260-pound Zhang returned to New Jersey late in August and resumed his partnership with trainer Shaun George.

Zhang was ranked by the WBO before his long layoff. He had hoped to get a shot at since-dethroned IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua, who defeated Zhang on points at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

tiny_acres wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 13:57

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 13:49 Kuzmin Injured; Zhilei Zhang Needs New Foe For 11/30

Zhilei Zhang needs a new opponent for his November 30fight in Monte Carlo.

Boxing Scene has learned that Sergey Kuzmin has withdrawn from his scheduled 10-rounder against the huge Chinese heavyweight due to a foot injury. Russia’s Kuzmin (15-1, 11 KOs) was supposed to provide the toughest test of the 2008 Olympic silver medalist’s professional career in a bout DAZN was to stream from Casino de Monte Carlo.

Roc Nation Sports’ Dino Duva told BS.com on Thursday that matchmakers for Matchroom Boxing, Zhang’s co-promoter, were working to secure a replacement for Kuzmin. Zhang is scheduled to leave the United States for Monte Carlo on Sunday.

“We’re disappointed about Kuzmin’s injury because Kuzmin is a ranked heavyweight,” Duva said. “This would’ve been a good fight for Zhilei to prove himself. But there are three or four possible opponents that we’re looking at. We should have a new opponent soon. We’re optimistic that he’ll fight the type of opponent that’ll allow him to get back into the ratings.”

Kuzmin, 32, lost his last fight to American Michael Hunter (18-1, 12 KOs), who won a 12-round unanimous decision against Kuzmin on September 13 in The Theater at Madison Square Garden.

The 36-year-old Zhang (20-0, 16 KOs) hasn’t fought since September 2018, in large part due to a visa issues that kept the strong southpaw out of the U.S. Zhang trains in Paterson, New Jersey, along with former Olympic teammate Fanlong Meng (16-0, 10 KOs), the mandatory challenger for Artur Beterbiev’s IBF light heavyweight title.

The 6-feet-6, 260-pound Zhang returned to New Jersey late in August and resumed his partnership with trainer Shaun George.

Zhang was ranked by the WBO before his long layoff. He had hoped to get a shot at since-dethroned IBF/IBO/WBA/WBO champion Anthony Joshua, who defeated Zhang on points at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Who didn't see this happening

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 14:02

tiny_acres wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 13:57

Who didn't see this happening

Kuzmin doesn't want to take another L

tiny_acres wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 13:57 Who didn't see this happening

joshj909 wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 14:28

tiny_acres wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 13:57 Who didn't see this happening

I honestly thought it would be Zhang with the injury.

I'd like to see Bakole step in. Who else can they get on a weeks notice?

joshj909 wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 14:28

tiny_acres wrote: ↑21 Nov 2019, 13:57 Who didn't see this happening

I honestly thought it would be Zhang with the injury.

I'd like to see Bakole step in. Who else can they get on a weeks notice?

Lennox wrote: ↑22 Nov 2019, 04:15 it will be someone not in the top 100

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑23 Nov 2019, 10:54 He should fight that Brit gatekeeper that wins quite a bit. Name is escaping me. I'm high as fornicate and wanting to call him Mr. Socko. Lol