Ukrainian boxer told how to make Zhang Zhilei tired

Ukrainian boxer Andriy Novitskiy told how he once sparred with the star Chinese heavyweights Zhang Zhilei.

"When I started sparring with him, it turned out that he both misses jabs and on the body. These tactics worked so well that somewhere towards the end of the 2nd round I started to take the initiative. He wanted to work with me, because I was giving him maximum work. He's a good boxer. A boxer who punches.

Zhilei gets a little tired after about 4-6 rounds. But, again, he only gets tired if you hit him. You can't “iron” him. If he feels those punches, he'll start to get tired little by little and miss. That's roughly how it works. We actually had such a mutually tight work - both of us hit, both of us missed. But I also sparred with those who hit harder,” Novitsky said.

On June 1, Zhang knocked out Deontay Wilder in Riyadh.