5 vs 5: Zhilei Zhang KO’s Deontay Wilder

Chinese giant Zhilei “Big Bang” Zhang defeated former world heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, knocking him out in the fifth round this Saturday,

It topped the bill of the “Queensberry vs Matchroom 5 vs 5” card, at the Arena Kingdom from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The fight started evenly, with both big guys trying to seize the initiative in a highly strategic fight.

In the fifth round, during an exchange of blows, Wilder threw all his power right hands at him, but Zhang saw that in so doing, Wilder lowered his left hand, and with a quick right hand, he made him turn his back and head towards one of the corners.

Zhang chased Wilder to land another big right hook, which sent him to the canvas. Wilder stood up in poor condition, so the Referee decided to stop the fight at 1:51 minutes of the fifth round.

Zhang improves his record to 27-2-1, 22 knockouts, while WIlder is now 43-4-1, with 42 knockouts.