Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang fight predictions, start time, odds, preview, undercard, expert picks
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The pair of heavyweights are looking to get back on track in this main event clash from Saudi Arabia
When Deontay Wilder and Zhilei Zhang meet in the ring in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, they'll do so knowing the situation could be do or die for their championship hopes. Two of the heavyweight division's most powerful punchers, Wilder and Zhang both enter their fight coming off a loss in their most recent outing, knocking them down the ladder in boxing's glamour division. Zhilei Zhang -150 Deontay Wilder +125 Heavyweights Filip Hrgovic -250 Daniel Dubois +200 Vacant interim IBF heavyweight title Dmitrii Bivol (c) -3000 Malik Zinad +1400 WBA light heavyweight title Raymond Ford (c) -160 Nick Ball +130 WBA featherweight title Hamzah Sheeraz -225 Austin Williams +180 Middleweights Craig Richards -160 Willy Hutchinson +130 Light heavyweights
In an interesting twist, both Wilder and Zhang's most recent loss came at the hands of Joseph Parker, who entered the ring as an underdog in both fights. Parker now sits above both men in the heavyweight division, which is in something of a boom period following Oleksandr Usyk's recent win over Tyson Fury to become the division's first four-belt undisputed champion.
Wilder is hoping to earn a shot at one of those championships, having previously held the WBC championship from 2015 to 2020, after he suffered a knockout loss to Fury.
