Zou Shiming 2/14 Return Likely Pushed Back Due To Cut

Chinese Olympic gold medallist boxer Zou Shiming, who was paid 700,000 dollars, knocked down Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym of Thailand three times Saturday night in Macau, which earned him a world championship shot. Kwanpichit was beaten 119-106 on two scorecards and 120-103 on the third.

This was a final eliminator for the WBO world flyweight championship, making Zou  the mandatory challenger to title holder Juan Francisco Estrada of Mexico in a fight likely to take place in spring next year in Macau.

Zou, who won gold medals in the Beijing and London Olympics, dominated the fight most of the way, but in the middle rounds Zou suffered a bad cut over his left eye from an accidental clash of heads.

Promoters said that if Zou won, he would headline a Feb. 14 fight card in Macau in a 112-pound title bout, though it will probably now be later because his cut will need time to heal.

"I want to fight for the world title," Zou said. "I want to win it for China, do it right here."