According to the book Fire and Fear: The Inside Story of Mike Tyson, Tyson admitted that he punched Givens and stated, "that was the best punch I've ever thrown in my entire life." Tyson claimed that the book was "filled with inaccuracies." Tyson and Givens had no children, but she reported having had a miscarriage; Tyson claimed that she was never pregnant and only used that to get him to marry her. During their marriage, the couple lived in a mansion in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

2009 gewann er mit einem Finalsieg gegen Sardor Abdullajew die Asienmeisterschaft in Zhuhai und erkämpfte bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Mailand gegen Sardor Abdullajew, Erik Pfeifer und Primislav Dimovski, sowie einer Halbfinalniederlage gegen Roman Kapitonenko, erneut eine WM-Bronzemedaille. 2010 gewann er mit einem Finalsieg gegen Mihai Nistor die World Combat Games in Peking und mit einem Finalsieg gegen Iwan Dytschko auch die Asienspiele in Guangzhou.

It's hoped a fight between Joshua and Zhang in Beijing, as well as other boxers emerging, will encourage the next generation of talent in China to take up the sport. The hope is that the number of globally recognized Chinese fighters will continue to grow as a result.

On September 14, 2013, Mayweather proved himself to be the superior fighter by retaining his undefeated title and ending Alvarez’s undefeated streak. Even though Alvarez lost, he got a $12 million check, while Mayweather walked away with $80 million.

"If I have the opportunity, I would like to fight in one of the world's top boxing championships in China," he says to CGTN. "Whether it is Tyson Fury or another elite heavyweight, it can all be done in China. If conditions permit, I hope to compete in China."

In 2019, a year before the official closure of Roc Nation's boxing division, the Lane brothers negotiated Zhang's release with Matchroom Boxing USA, which Duva, again, had cut a deal with. In 2024, zhang boxer age's co-manager recalled his promoter tried to stop him leaving by intimidation, dragging him into legal battles and refusing to line him up in fights. Brothers Tommy and Terry Lane, sons of boxing referee Mills Lane, joined Zhang as advisers and helped guide him out of trouble. It was not clear whether this incident was referring to Zhang's termination of contract in November 2014 or in 2019.

Zhang speaks the Henan variety of Central Plains Mandarin in most of his post-match interviews and on his social media Douyin and Weibo, which has become a signature characteristic of his, as those born before the mid-1980s are the last generation to speak Central Plains Mandarin fluently. It and other languages of China have been gradually replaced by Beijing Mandarin in the younger generation in Henan and provinces all over China.

The Fury family has a long history in boxing. Fury's father competed in the 1980s as "Gypsy" John Fury, initially as a bare-knuckle and unlicensed boxer, and then as a professional boxer. John had a professional record of 8–4–1, with one of his losses being to future WBO heavyweight world champion Henry Akinwande. Tyson's half-brother Tommy made his professional debut on 22 December 2018 under the tutelage of two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton. Fury is also a cousin of several professional boxers, including heavyweights Hughie Fury and Nathan Gorman, former WBO middleweight world champion Andy Lee and light heavyweight contender Hosea Burton. Fury's distant relatives include the bare-knuckle boxers Uriah Burton and Bartley Gorman, both considered "King of the Gypsies", hence Fury's own nickname of "Gypsy King". He has also styled himself as "The Furious One" and "2 Fast" Fury.

Despite a poor start, Hrgović was able to win the fight by unanimous decision. Judges Leszek Jankowiak and Robin Taylor scored the bout 115–112 in his favor, while judge Pawel Kardyni awarded Hrgović a 114–113 scorecard. Hrgović was knocked down with a check right hook in the back of the head, which is formally prohibited, in the last thirty seconds of the opening round and appeared to struggle with Zhang's power in the early parts of the fight. As it went on however, the Chinese boxer grew more exhausted and the volume of Hrgović was enough to earn him the latter rounds. The fight result was slightly controversial, and there was some disagreement among the media outlets as to the scoring. For example, BadLeftHook scored the fight 115–112 for Zhang, while Boxingscene had it 114–113 Hrgović.

Looking ahead to his rematch with Joyce, Zhang is set to earn even more. His base salary for this fight is expected to increase to $600,000, excluding additional earnings from PPV shares and sponsorships. This anticipated increase underscores his rising value in the boxing world.

Il 20 agosto 2022, Zhang si scontra con Filip Hrgović, 198 cm per 110 kg. Entrambi imbattuti tra i professionisti, nell'undercard Usyk-Joshua 2 a Jeddah in Arabia Saudita. Zhang però viene sconfitto ai punti in 12 riprese, anche se ci sono stati dei fischi da parte del pubblico per la scelta dei giudici.