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邹市明输掉比赛后告诉观众说；“我已经打了22年的拳击。拳击从未在中国被人们所了解。我已经赢得了世界冠军，并获得了两枚奥运金牌，但我为什么还站在这里？虽然我输了，但能够让中国数百万人关注拳击比赛，我认为这是值得的。
虽然我没能赢，但我希望我能让更多的人理解拳击，许多人仍然误解了这项运动。我希望我能通过我的工作改变他们的心态。我不排除退休的可能，但就我个人而言，我不想说再见。”
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Zou Shiming: I Don't Rule Out Retirement, But I Don't Want To Go
As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Japan’s unheralded Sho Kimura stunned Chinese star Zou Shiming with an 11th-round knockout that saw the part-time restaurant worker snatch the WBO world flyweight title in Shanghai on Friday.
Zou, 36, a two-time Olympic gold medallist who only turned pro in 2013 after a long and brilliant amateur career, drops to 9-2 as a pro.
Zou, was ** his first defence of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) crown he won last year, appeared well on his way to victory, using his experience to repeatedly make Kimura miss while peppering the challenger with counter-punches.
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Things looked grim for Kimura by the sixth round when Zou’s slashing left hook tore a gash next to the Japanese fighter’s right eye, forcing a temporary stoppage as the ring doctor examined the bloody cut.
Zou continued over the next few rounds to batter Kimura, who has said he works part-time delivering beer for a restaurant and was quoted this week saying he was fighting in honour of his late mother.
But Kimura (now 15-1-2) kept piling forward and he sent Zou crumpling to the canvas in the 11th round after unleashing a barrage of punches.
The shock defeat was a bitter letdown for Zou, who was promoting the fight himself and chose his homeland for his first title defence as part of his aim to raise boxing’s profile in China.
“I have been boxing for 22 years. Boxing has never been understood by others in China. I have won the world title and won two Olympic gold medals. Why do I still stand here?” Shiming told the stunned audience. “Although I lost, I drew attention to the boxing game to millions of people in China. I think it was worth it.”
"Though I failed to win, I hope I can let more people understand boxing. Many people still misunderstand the sport. I hope I can change their mind-set through my work. I don't rule out retirement. But personally I don't want to say goodbye." |
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