James Dielhenn
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Zhilei Zhang’s hopes of landing a “big name” fight hit a setback after being held to a draw by Jerry Forrest; Zhang scored three knock-downs but was forced to survive the final rounds
Last Updated: 28/02/21 5:36am
Zhang and Forrest battled to a draw
Zhilei Zhang was forced to cling on to a desperate draw against Jerry Forrest in a damaging blow to his hopes of a major heavyweight opportunity.
Zhang floored Forrest in each of the first three rounds but ended the 10-round fight exhausted and cut, and forced to settle for a share of the judges’ scorecards.
The undefeated Chinese heavyweight, who lost to eventual gold medallist Joshua at the 2012 Olympics and has sought revenge ever since, was hoping to progress into a “step up” against a “big name”.
