BREAKING: Joe Joyce suffered a surprise defeat to Zhilei Zhang at the Copperbox Arena on Saturday evening. Joyce, who was unbeaten heading into the fight, was stopped in the sixth round on the advice of the doctor.
Joyce, who was unbeaten in 15 of his professional fights before the bout, was stopped in the sixth round on the advice of the doctor due to a nasty injury to his right eye.
At the time of the stoppage 39-year-old Zhang was ahead by one round of two of the judges’ scorecards. Zhang, who has now put himself in prime position for a title shot against Oleksandr Usyk, impressed in the early rounds and wobbled Joyce with a series of heavy shots. Joyce’s best work came in the fifth round but his lack of movement allowed Zhang to continue to land and it soon became clear that the fight would not go the distance.Joe Joyce was stopped in the sixth due to the swelling to his right eye
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