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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Rory Dollard

Who could Joe Joyce fight next after defeat to Zhilei Zhang?

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Joe Joyce suffered a shock defeat at the hands of China’s Zhilei Zhang on Saturday night, surrendering the WBO interim title after a sixth-round stoppage.

Referee Howard Foster called an end to the bout after doctors twice assessed Joyce’s badly swollen eye, leaving Zhang to celebrate an unexpected victory.

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