Zhilei Zhang
Zhang Zhilei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 张 志磊 May 2, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Big Bang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zhang Zhilei (Chinese: 张志磊; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìlěi; born May 2, 1983 in Henan) is a Chinese professional boxer best known for winning a bronze medal at the world amateur championships 2007 at super heavyweight and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (the 100th and last medal for China).
Amateur career
2003 the southpaw lost in the first round of the World Championship to Polish fellow southpaw Grzegorz Kiełsa 22:8.
At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships he lost the final to Rustam Saidov.
2005 at the World Championships in his home country he beat Vugar Alekperov 20:11 before losing to eventual winner Odlanier Solis (17:7)
Zhang lost at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov in the semifinals but qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. There he settled for silver, losing the final by KO to Italy's Roberto Cammarelle.
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he again lost the semi to a Ukraininan in Roman Kapitanenko 2:5.
He qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London but was defeated by British boxer Anthony Joshua in the quarter finals on points.
On March 10, 2014 in New York City, Zhang Zhilei announced that he would be turning pro. Zhang signed a promotional agreement with Dynasty Boxing, which is a promotional firm that specializes in the Chinese market.
Zhilei knocked out Curtis Tate in the first 17 seconds of round one in his pro debut in Fallon, Nevada on August 8, 2014 and as of April 2016 has amassed a professional record of 8-0.
Olympic Games results
2008 (as a Super heavyweight)
- Defeated Mohamed Amanissi (Morocco) 15-0
- Defeated Ruslan Myrsatayev (Kazakhstan) 12-2
- Defeated Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) walk-over
- Lost to Roberto Cammarelle (Italy) RSCO
2012 (as a Super heavyweight)
- Defeated Johan Linde (Australia) RSCO
- Lost to Anthony Joshua (Great Britain) 11-15
World Championships results
2003 (as a Super heavyweight)
- Lost to Grzegorz Kiełsa (Poland) 8-22
2005 (as a Super heavyweight)
- Defeated Vugar Alekperov (Azerbaijan) 20-11
- Lost to Odlanier Solis (Cuba) 7-17
2007 (as a Super heavyweight)
- Defeated Nurpais Torobekov (Kyrgyzstan) RSCO
- Defeated Rustam Rygebayev (Kazakhstan) 20-10
- Defeated Daniel Beahan (Australia) KO 2
- Lost to Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) 11-21
2009 (as a Super heavyweight)
- Defeated Primislav Dimovski (Macedonia) 6-2
- Lost to Roman Kapitanenko (Ukraine) 2-5
Professional boxing record
References
1982–2014: +91 kg • 2022–present: +92 kg | |
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Super-heavyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers of China
- Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for China
- Sportspeople from Henan
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Asian Games medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Chinese male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists