Zhilei Zhang Vs Devin Vargas – Prediction and Analysis

Chinese heavyweight Zhilei Zhang will fight Devin Vargas on the undercard of Devin Haney vs Yuriorkis Gamboa. The event will take place on November 7 in Florida and will be streamed live on DAZN. The main event has been covered extensively; however, this fight has gone under the radar. Heavyweight boxing always provides something special, so let’s break the fight down and see who will win.

Zhilei Zhang is a former Olympian and represented his homeland China in the Olympics on two occasions. The heavyweight even won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The 37-year-old is undefeated in his professional career with a record of 21-0, with 16 knockouts; however, he is yet to fight any recognized heavyweights.

His opponent is also a former Olympian. Vargas represented the United States of America at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The 38-year-old has a boxing record of 22-6-0 with 9 KOs. Although, we must take into account that he has fought recognized heavyweight contenders.

The American has shared the ring with top heavyweights like Andy Ruiz Jr, Dominic Breazeale, and Kevin Johnson. This gives him the big fight advantage over his Chinese opponent.

How do we think the Zhilei Zhang-Devin Vargas fight will go?

Looking at the fighters and their boxing style, we think Zhilei Zhang will win this fight by knockout. Though he may not have fought a lot of recognized contenders, his power and movement will be too much for Vargas to handle. Vargas is a type of fighter who stands and trades with his opponent in the hope of landing a big punch to knock them out. Zhang, however, is a more complete fighter and can excel at both aspects.

One can not ignore the 22 victories Vargas has amassed, but when you look at his losses, there is a similar trend. He tends to lose when the opponent is more powerful than him. This is because of his decision to stand and fight rather than box. Zhang has the power and speed advantage. It could be an early end for the American and thus pave way for a whole new market for boxing.