«I can’t find anything to say because everything is covered up. This is the problem this country is facing now: any opposing opinions from us might be (dismissed as) ‘rumors,’» she said in a video two weeks after arriving in Wuhan, donning a face mask.

Joyce, from Putney in London, had charged toward the top of the division since winning a silver medal in his last amateur bout at the 2016 Olympics, but knew his career would likely take a big step back with a second loss to Zhang.

Instead, the artist suggested a Maori tribal design on just the left side of his face. Tyson agreed to it and said he loves it. «It looks awesome,» he said. «That tattoo is me. Sometimes I see people with tattoos on their face and I’m like: ‘Woah, this guy is crazy!’ I forget that I’ve got one on my face.»

«Today belongs to me,» Zhang said through a translator after punching the air and shouting, «Chinese power». «… I’m 39 years old, but I’m disciplined. I train hard. Next step, I’m going for the title.»

A rematch between Zhang and Joanna Jędrzejczyk took place on June 11, 2022, at UFC 275. For this fight Zhang trained at Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA gym in Thailand and worked with Josh Hinger. Zhang won the fight via knockout with a spinning backfist in the second round. This win earned her the Performance of the Night award and the Crypto.com «Fan Bonus of the Night» awards paid in bitcoin of US$10,000 for third place.

She refused food in the first few months of detention, and her lawyer had said she was then being force-fed through a tube. She remained on partial hunger strike until July 2023, when her weight had reportedly halved to just 37kg (81.6lb).

Tyson’s tattoos and skill as a boxer certainly set him apart from his competitors. But Tyson has also engaged in outrageous behavior — in and out of the ring — which fueled his notoriety. Take the ear-biting incident.

Zhang, a native of China who is based in New Jersey, stopped Joyce in six rounds in their first encounter in April, one month before his 40th birthday, and then followed that up with an even better finish in their rematch at OVO Arena Wembley in north London.

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In 2020, while Zhang made a rare visit back home the day after Chinese New Year, his father died of a sudden cardiac arrest at home during COVID-19 lockdown in China. Zhang mistakenly believed his father to be choking and attempted the Heimlich maneuver to no avail.

After a six month hiatus from professional events, Zhang made his 2013 ITF Men’s Circuit debut in May at the USA F12 challenger, where Greg Ouellette got the better of the youngster in three sets. Zhang continued to play professional events sporadically, managing to come through qualifying to make the 2013 Shanghai Challenger’s main draw – his first ATP Challenger Tour appearance. Zhang would skip half of the 2014 ITF Men’s Circuit, finishing the year with only thirteen participations in senior-level events, including a quarterfinal showing at a Futures tournament in Cyprus.

After winning third place in the unlimited weight class in boxing in the 2001 National Games of China, he was called in as a sparring partner for the Chinese national boxing team in 2002. In 2003, he lost 22:8 in the first round of the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships to Grzegorz Kiełsa. At the 2004 World University 122 lb boxing division Championships, he lost in the final to Rustam Saidov. Zhang enrolled at Zhengzhou University in 2005 and graduated in 2009 majoring in sports training. At the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships in China, he beat Vugar Alekperov 20:11 before losing to eventual champion Odlanier Solis (17:7).

«Today belongs to me,» Zhang said through a translator after punching the air and shouting, «Chinese power». «… I’m 39 years old, but I’m disciplined. I train hard. Next step, I’m going for the title.»

Joyce’s best spell arrived in the fifth when he finally managed to force Zhang into a retreat, only to eat up another snappy left hand for good measure. The pace of the fight then began to show as the pair grappled at the middle of the ring, but the pause was only momentary as Joyce, whose eye was continuing to bulge, pushed off and sought to get to work to recoup lost rounds.

Mike Tyson, the former heavyweight boxing champion, has spoken at length about the significance of his prominent facial tattoo. According to Tyson, the tattoo represents a pivotal moment of transformation in his life.