Career
2003 the southpaw lost in the first round of the World Championship to Polish fellow southpaw Grzegorz Kiełsa 22:8. At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships he lost the final to Rustam Saidov. Zhang lost at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships to Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov in the semifinals but qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
There he settled for silver, losing the final by KO to Italy"s Roberto Cammarelle.
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he again lost the semi to a Ukraininan in Roman Kapitanenko 2:5. He qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London but was defeated by British boxer Anthony Joshua in the quarter finals on points.
On March 10, 2014 in New York City, Zhang Zhilei announced that he would be turning pro. Zhang signed a promotional agreement with Dynasty Boxing, which is a promotional firm that specializes in the Chinese market.
Zhilei knocked out Curtis Tate in the first 17 seconds of round one in his pro debut in Fallon, Nevada on August 8, 2014.
Olympic Games results
Defeated Mohamed Amanissi (Morocco) 15-0
Defeated Ruslan Myrsatayev (Kazakhstan) 12-2
Defeated Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) walk-over
World Championships results
2003 (as a Super heavyweight)
Lost to Grzegorz Kiełsa (Poland) 8-22
2005 (as a Super heavyweight)
Defeated Vugar Alekperov (Azerbaijan) 20-11
Lost to Odlanier Solis (Cuba) 7-17
2007 (as a Super heavyweight)
Defeated Nurpais Torobekov (Kyrgyzstan) RSCO 3
Defeated Rustam Rygebayev (Kazakhstan) 20-10
Defeated Daniel Beahan (Australia) KO 2
Lost to Vyacheslav Glazkov (Ukraine) 11-21 (placed 3rd).
