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Zhang Zhilei

Zhang Zhilei
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Real name 张 志磊
Nickname(s) Big Bang
Rated at Heavyweight
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Nationality Chinese
Born (1983-05-02) May 2, 1983 (age 33)
Zhoukou, Henan, China
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 9
Wins 9
Wins by KO 6
Losses 0
Draws 0

Zhang Zhilei (Chinese: 张志磊; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìlěi; born May 2, 1983 in Henan) is a Chinese professional boxer best known for winning a bronze medal at the world amateur championships 2007 at super heavyweight and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics (the 100th and last medal for China).

2003 the southpaw lost in the first round of the World Championship to Polish fellow southpaw Grzegorz Kiełsa 22:8.

At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships he lost the final to Rustam Saidov.

2005 at the World Championships in his home country he beat Vugar Alekperov 20:11 before losing to eventual winner Odlanier Solis (17:7)

Zhang lost at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov in the semifinals but qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. There he settled for silver, losing the final by KO to Italy's Roberto Cammarelle.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he again lost the semi to a Ukraininan in Roman Kapitanenko 2:5.

He qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London but was defeated by British boxer Anthony Joshua in the quarter finals on points.


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