“But in the locker room afterward, we noticed some concerning symptoms and took Zhang to the hospital where he will spend a couple of nights. The good news is that all of his neurological scans are clear. However, he is suffering from anemia, high enzyme levels and low-level renal failure, which may have been caused by severe dehydration.”
I am sure he will be better. I would like to see a rematch. He looked like a legit contender during the first 3 rounds.
I wish him a quick recovery. It makes sense that something was wrong, he was over 20 pounds heavier when he went 10 rounds with Rudenko. Now I can see that the adrenaline drop and pushing the pace early on might have affected his gas tank, but it shouldn't be that bad.
Jeez. I feel bad questioning his conditioning. He showed heart battling thru all this to make it to the end of the fight. Hope he is ok.
Zhang got seriously beaten up in the 9th and 10th. If it had gone 1 more round then Jerry Forrest would have stopped him. He needs to retire. He isnt ever going to achieve the goals the CCP set for him when they pumped him full of growth hormones when he was 11 years old.
Thanks for sharing. That explains why he looked so bad after 3 rounds. Shows Zhilei Zhang has a big heart, to got 10 rounds in that condition.
He was initially picked up to be used in the rowing team as a 14-15 year old I have read but grew to much and went into boxing.
