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Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce 2 fight time, live stream, more for heavyweight bout

Zhilei Zhang and Joe Joyce are set to face off in a heavyweight bout on Saturday, September 23. We break down when the fight starts and how to watch the full card.

By Corey Long
Boxing In London: Joe Joyce v Zhilei Zhang Photo by James Chance/Getty Images

The WBO interim heavyweight title will be up for grabs at the OVO Wembley Arena on Saturday, September 23 when Joe Joyce (15-1) and current champion Zhilel Zhang fight in rematch for the title. Zhang (25-1-1) will be defending the belt after he won the first fight in April.

How to watch Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce

The main card begins at 2:30 p.m. ET. The main event is expected to begin around 5:30 p.m. ESPN+ will handle the broadcast, but is not starting until 5 p.m., so we likely won’t see anything but the main event on the live stream.

Fighter history

Zhang (25-1-1, 20 KOs) is an unlikely champion, but as a massive underdog the 40-year-old Chinese born fighter, earned his first world title with a sixth-round TKO win over Joyce on April 15, 2023. He was a silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Games in the super-heavyweight division.

Joyce (15-1, 14 KOs) won his first regional title in his fourth fight and continued to pile up regional championship until he was the No. 1 contender for the WBO interim title. The-38-year-old from London won the belt against Joseph Parker with an 11th-round KO on September 24, 2022 and lost it to Zhang in his first title defense.

Fight odds

Zhang is the -130 betting favorite at DraftKings Sportsbook in this fight after being a +600 underdog in the first fight. Joyce will the underdog Saturday at +105.

Full card for Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce

  • Main event: Zhilei Zhang vs. Joe Joyce, 12 rounds, for Zhang’s WBO heavyweight interim title
  • Anthony Yarde vs. Ricky Summers, 10 rounds, light heavyweights
  • Pierce O’Leary vs. Kane Gardner, 10 rounds, junior welterweights
  • Sam Noakes vs. Carlos Perez, 10 rounds, lightweights
  • Zach Parker vs. Khalid Graidia, 10 rounds, super middleweights
  • Tommy Fletcher vs. Alberto Tapia, 6 rounds, heavyweights
  • Ezra Taylor vs. Joel McIntyre, 8 rounds, light heavyweights
  • Sean Noakes vs. Lukasz Barabasz, 6 rounds, welterweights
  • Aloys Youmbi vs. Erik Nazaryan, 6 rounds, cruiserweights
  • Moses Itauma vs. Amine Boucetta, 6 rounds, heavyweights

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