Zhilei Zhang predicts Tyson Fury 'disaster' in ominous warning to champion

Chinese heavyweight boxer Zhilei Zhang believes he holds all of the required tools to bring to an end the unbeaten professional record held by Tyson Fury.

The 35-year-old from Wythenshawe is due to return to the ring against Oleksandr Usyk in February next year, after a sub-par display in his last fight against Francis Ngannou. Fury's record currently stands at an impressive 34-0-1, with his only blemish so to speak a draw against Deontay Wilder back in December 2018.

Zhang himself has only lost one fight throughout his career to date, a unanimous decision defeat to Filip Hrgovic. However, many have continued to praise the 40-year-old giant, with his recent back-to-back victories over Joe Joyce proof that their may still be life in the old dog still.

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After watching Fury’s fight against Ngannou, Zhang told the Town Bizznizz sports and ent YouTube channel that he believed Fury's mindset was not in the correct place ahead of the bout. “I think Tyson Fury probably never trained for the Ngannou fight. It was not the Fury we know, it was a totally different person.

“If you look at his career, he’s got hit, he’s got dropped, and my punches are not a joke. When my punches land, it’s going to be a disaster for him.”

Adding further fuel to the fire along the way, Zhang believes he has more than earned his chance to fight some of the division's top names. Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua were rumoured to be in talks regarding a potential fight, but will now fight Joshua Parker and Otto Wallin respectively next month in Saudi Arabia, on the very