Xiong Chaozhong or Xiong Zhaozhong was born on October 3,1982 and is a Chinese professional boxer.
17 Facts About Xiong Chaozhong
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Xiong Chaozhong grew up in poverty and after one year in high school, he dropped out to find work to support his family.
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Xiong Chaozhong ended up working in coal mines and in a banana plantation.
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Xiong Chaozhong used to scrap often in his youth and one of his cousins eventually convinced him to try boxing professionally, so Xiong Chaozhong moved to Kunming.
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Xiong Chaozhong debuted as a pro shortly after arriving in Kunming, with a points draw against Yu Ling Feng on August 15,2006.
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Xiong Chaozhong won his next 11 fights, eight of them by stoppage, and claimed the WBC-ABCO Continental light-flyweight title.
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On May 26,2009, Xiong Chaozhong challenged Daisuke Naito for the WBC flyweight title in Tokyo.
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Xiong Chaozhong had a considerable size disadvantage, but he was able to drop Naito in round 6.
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Per WBC rules, Xiong Chaozhong had two points deducted for accidental headbutts which opened cuts on Naito.
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Xiong Chaozhong defeated Javier Martinez Resendiz for the vacant WBC mini-flyweight title.
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Xiong Chaozhong cut Martinez in the third round and outboxed him for most of the fight, winning a unanimous decision.
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Xiong Chaozhong's next fight took place in Dubai, where he faced Denver Cuello in a mandatory defense.
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Nevertheless, the fight remained close and Xiong Chaozhong won a narrow majority decision.
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Xiong Chaozhong was stopped by technical knockout in round 5, losing his world title on his third defense.
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On October 25,2014, Xiong Chaozhong attempted to regain a world title, facing WBA mini-flyweight champion Hekkie Budler in Monaco.
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Budler and Xiong Chaozhong traded knockdowns in rounds 2 and 3.
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Knockout outpointed Xiong Chaozhong to take a wide unanimous decision win.