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Zhang's tallest test could be a huge step up the ladder

By Murray Greig | China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-26 07:40

Zhang Zhilei is aiming to punch higher than ever to earn a shot at the world heavyweight championship.

For the first time in his professional career, the 6-foot-6, 260-pound southpaw from Zhoukou, Henan province, will face an opponent who can look down at him when he defends his WBO Oriental title in a 10-rounder against 6-foot-8, 280-pound Alexander Ustinov of Russia on Nov 24 in Monaco.

The 35-year-old Zhang, who won a silver medal for China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, extended his perfect record to 20-0 and notched his 16th knockout with a third-round stoppage of American Donald Haynesworth last month in Changsha, Hunan province.

Zhang's tallest test could be a huge step up the ladder

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