Zou Shiming loses WBO flyweight crown in shock loss to Kimura
Zou Shiming, left, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and three-time World Amateur Champion from China, exits the ring with trainer Freddie Roach after a workout, Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Mendez Gym in New York. | AP File Photo/Mark Lennihan
MANILA, Philippines — Japan’s Sho Kimura delivered a bloody and gritty stand to stun and dethrone Chinese boxing superstar Zou Shiming on Friday night.
Shiming, a boxer who is known for his sparring work with Manny Pacquiao, ran out of gas in the 11th round, which exposed him to a flurry of punches by the unheralded Kimura and cost him the WBO world flyweight title.
The Chinese Olympian got caught by a left-right combination by Kimura, who earlier suffered a cut near his eye. The latter then “fell flat on his back,” according to a South China Morning Post report.
The 36-year-old Zou dropped to 9-2-0 in his professional campaign.
Kimura, for his part, who also weathered a 1-10 disadvantage in bets, hiked his line to 15-1-2.
The officials’ scores were at 96-94, 94-96, and 97-93 for Kimura before he scored the deciding punch of the night.
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