[3] Speaking to IFL tv, Zhang said he respected Joyce more after sharing the ring with him.

He praised Joyce's toughness and constant pressure in the ring and welcomed a rematch.

The rematch was scheduled to take place at the OVO Arena Wembley in London on 2 September on BT Sport in the UK and ESPN+ in the United States.

On 29 June, a press release confirmed all the details of the fight, with the card taking place on the newly rebranded TNT Sport, following the joint venture between BT Group and Warner Bros.

Current unified champion Oleksandr Usyk was scheduled to defend his titles against Daniel Dubois in August 2023.

Trainer Ismail Salas admitted even he overlooked Zhang, but promised the rematch would be different.

[13] In front of a stunned crowd, Zhang stopped Joyce in third round, in what was described as a highlight reel right hook knockout.

[14][15][16][17] After the fight, Warren said Joyce would need to consider retirement following back-to-back defeats as it would be a hard journey back to mandatory status.

Joyce stated he was open to a possible rematch with Daniel Dubois, who in August, was stopped in his attempt to capture the world titles from Usyk.

Warren hit back at these claims to suggest his words were misconstrued and re-iterated that he would stand by Joyce, just as he has stood by previous boxers under him who suffered setbacks, namely Daniel Dubois more recently.