Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang battle it out live from Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, June 1. The contest headlines the fight card titled “Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 vs. 5”.
Both fighters look to get back in the win column. Former WBC heavyweight champion Wilder (43-3-1, 42 KOs) of Tuscaloosa, Alabama dropped a unanimous decision against Joseph Parker last December. China’s former interim WBO titleholder Zhang (26-2-1, 21 KOs) was defeated by Parker via majority decision in March. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds at heavyweight.
In a 12-round world championship action, Raymond Ford (15-0-1, 8 KOs) of Camden, New Jersey makes the first defense of his WBA featherweight title against British contender Nick Ball (19-0-1, 11 KOs). In another 12-round world title bout, Kyrgyzstan-born Dmitry Bivol (22-0, 11 KOs) makes the fifth defense of his WBA light heavyweight belt against Malta-based Malik Zinad (22-0, 16 KOs) of Libya.
Also on the card a 12-round light heavyweight bout between Craig Richards (18-3-1, 11 KOs) of London and Willy Hutchinson (17-1, 13 KOs) of Scotland. In a 12-rounder at heavyweight, British former WBA “Regular” champion Daniel Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) meets Filip Hrgovic (17-0, 14 KOs) of Croatia. Plus, Austin Williams (16-0, 11 KOs) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Hamzah Sheeraz (19-0, 15 KOs) of the UK go head to head in a 12-rounder at middleweight.
Queensberry vs Matchroom: 5 vs 5 results
Get Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang full fight card results below.
- Deontay Wilder def. Zhilei Zhang by KO (R5 at 1:51) | Watch highlights
- Daniel Dubois def. Filip Hrgovic by TKO (R8 at 0:57) | Watch highlights
- Dmitry Bivol def. Malik Zinad by TKO (R6 at 2:06)
- Hamzah Sheeraz def. Austin Williams by TKO (R11 at 0:45) | Watch highlights
- Nick Ball def. Raymond Ford by split decision (113-115, 115-113, 115-113) | Watch highlights
- Willy Hutchinson def. Craig Richards by unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 119-109)