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Zhang Zhilei, a Chinese heavyweight boxer who claimed the men's super heavyweight (+91kg) silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games and bronze medals at world championships, made his professional boxing debut in the United States in 2014. In November 2021, Zhang was ranked ninth by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) in its heavyweight rankings. He is currently the only Chinese heavyweight pro boxer in America. As a reporter, I have had the chance to capture a few moments of Zhang, aka ‘Big Bang’, and recorded his training, competitions and daily life.

I was born in southwest China's Sichuan Province in 1982. In 2006, I started my work at the Photography Department of China News Service. Eight years ago, I was dispatched to the China News Service US Bureau as a photojournalist. I am currently based in New York.