20 Facts About Zou Shiming

Zou Shiming is a Chinese former boxer and two-time Olympic champion.

Zou Shiming competed in professional boxing from 2013 to 2017 and held the WBO flyweight title from 2016 to 2017.

Zou Shiming competed in his first amateur boxing competition at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and won silver, losing in the final to Pakistan's Noman Karim but qualifying for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Zou Shiming lost to eventual champion Yan Bartelemi in the semi-finals and ended up winning bronze.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Zou Shiming won China's 50th gold medal of the tournament by winning the final of the light flyweight event, winning China's first ever gold medal in Olympic boxing.

Zou Shiming did not compete in the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, but he came back to win gold at the 2010 Asian Games.

Zou Shiming won his third straight gold at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships.

Zou Shiming debuted on 6 April 2013, beating Eleazar Valenzuela by unanimous decision.

Zou Shiming recorded his first knockout win of his professional career on 22 February 2014, beating Yokthong Kokietgym in the seventh round.

Each time Zou Shiming tried to get on the inside, Ruenroeng used his jab and counterpunch to keep control of the fight.

Zou Shiming consistently landed quick and effective combinations from the opening bell and used his footwork to avoid punches.

Zou Shiming parted ways with promoter Top Rank and decided to promote the fight himself.

Zou Shiming decided not to train with his hall of fame trainer Freddie Roach.

Zou Shiming used his movement throughout the fight which had Kimura chasing him trying to land shots.

Zou Shiming landed a right hook then followed by a combination.

Zou Shiming dropped to the ground after a flurry of punches.

Zou Shiming failed to get up, but referee did not count him out, calling off the fight.

Zou Shiming graduated with a master's degree from the Shanghai University of Sport.

Zou Shiming has been married to Ran Yingying since 2011 and they have three sons.

In 2014, Zou Shiming made his first acting appearance in the movie Transformers: Age of Extinction.