Don't Sleep, Here is the Time and where to watch Edo Man Deontay Wilder fight Zhilei Zhang in the main event of Queensberry and Matchroom 5 vs 5 in Saudi Arabia.
On Saturday in Saudi Arabia, the headline event of the Queensberry and Matchroom 5 vs. 5 pay-per-view program features former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder returning to the ring against Zhilei Zhang.
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The main event of the Queensberry and Matchroom 5 vs. 5 program was originally supposed to feature Dmitry Bivol against fellow 175-pound titleholder Artur Beterbiev.
However, the fight was postponed due to Beterbiev's injury sustained during training.
The action continues with Bivol defending his title against Malik Zinad and Deontay Wilder taking on Zhilei Zhang in the main event.
At a fork in the path, Wilder must The powerful puncher who once held the heavyweight belt is 1-3 in his previous four bouts, having lost by knockout to Tyson Fury in 2020 and 2021 and losing by unanimous decision to Joseph Parker on the Anthony Joshua-Otto Wallin show in December.
The 38-year-old Alabama fighter's lone triumph during the previous four-plus years came in October 2022 when he stopped Robert Helenius in the first round.
If Zhang wins, he may get one more chance to defend his championship, and if he loses, especially if he isn't competitive, his career as an elite fighter could end.
Zhang, a 41-year-old Chinese fighter, gained a lot of momentum last year after knocking out Joe Joyce twice in a row.
Zhang was on the verge of triumph after taking the winner to two rounds in March, but he lost by majority decision to Parker, which was a step backward for him.
Edo Man Deontay Wilder vs Zhlei Zhang Undercard
Daniel Dubois (20-2, 19 KOs) and Filip Hrgovic (20-2, 19 KOs) will also be competing to keep their spots as the top contenders.
Hrgovic, the bronze medallist from the 2016 Olympics, recently defeated Mark De Mori via first-round knockout on the Joshua-Wallin event.
On the Joshua-Wallin card, Dubois recovered from his knockout loss to Oleksandr Usyk by stopping Jarrell Miller in the tenth and final round.
Additionally, Raymond Ford, the 126-pound champion, will defend his title against Nick Ball.
Ford, a 25-year-old from New Jersey, just won the vacant WBA title after stopping Otabek Kholmatov in a fight that he was losing with seven seconds remaining.
Ball just finished a good showing in a split draw with WBC champion Rey Vargas in March.
Wilder vs Zhang Time and where to watch
The Wilder vs. Zhang match is a part of the Matchroom vs. Queensbury 5v5 event that will take place in the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
The event is scheduled to start at 9:00 p.m. Nigerian time.
With DAZN and the Amazon Fire TV Stick, you can watch Wilder vs. Zhang and the entire 5v5 card.
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