Zhilei Zhang Manager Claims Tyson Fury Is Next After Joe Joyce Rematch

Terry Lane, the co-manager of Zhilei Zhang believes Tyson Fury will be next for the Chinese heavyweight.

Zhang is set to rematch Joe Joyce on Sept. 23, after Zhang scored a TKO upset in the first fight, which made Joyce trigger the immediate rematch clause. It’s a big fight as the winner will be in the title picture and Lane believes Zhang can get a bout with Fury next time out.

“I think a win for Zhilei on Saturday really separates out the heavyweight division,” Lane told Sky Sports. “If he is victorious, you really have Fury, Usyk and Zhang on top. Everyone else will be far, far beneath. If Zhilei wins, as we expect him to again, Fury is our first target. We will have to sit back and see what fights get made – and perhaps more importantly, which fights do not get made. This division is just a constant game of ‘musical chairs’.”

Of course, Tyson Fury is set to box Francis Ngannou next month, and before Joyce triggered the rematch, there were talks of Fury vs. Zhang.

According to Terry Lane, he says it actually was close to happening so he hopes Zhang can get the fight next time out.

“I was little bit disappointed because I was very, very close to making that Tyson Fury fight happen, right before Joe activated the rematch clause,” said Zhang. “But we had this in the contract. I had to sign the rematch clause in order to get to the first fight. So I will do whatever is right which is the rematch.”

Zhilei Zhang is currently 25-1-1 as a pro and before the win over Joyce, he lost a decision to Filip Hrgovic. He also holds notable wins over Peter Graham, Andriy Rudenko, and Devin Vargas.

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