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By Jake Donovan - A watershed moment for the largest nation in the world came on November 24, 2012. Xiong Zhao Zhong became the first ever male boxer from China to win a major title, claiming a vacant strawweight belt in his hometown of Kumming.
It was an important moment in the sport of boxing, but not one that draws immediate recollection if you ask the average boxing fan.
Exactly one year to the date of that historic occasion, Macau will play host to an event that already has the world abuzz.
It matters little that Manny Pacquiao no longer claims championship status in any particular weight class. Nor does it matter that his last win will have come more than two years prior once fight night arrives, as he enters this fight riding a two-fight losing streak.
All that matters is that the sport’s largest global star is returning to the ring. The former eight-division champ takes on Brandon Rios in a 12-round welterweight fight, in what will serve as his first global event to not take place in the United States. [Click Here To Read More]
It was an important moment in the sport of boxing, but not one that draws immediate recollection if you ask the average boxing fan.
Exactly one year to the date of that historic occasion, Macau will play host to an event that already has the world abuzz.
It matters little that Manny Pacquiao no longer claims championship status in any particular weight class. Nor does it matter that his last win will have come more than two years prior once fight night arrives, as he enters this fight riding a two-fight losing streak.
All that matters is that the sport’s largest global star is returning to the ring. The former eight-division champ takes on Brandon Rios in a 12-round welterweight fight, in what will serve as his first global event to not take place in the United States. [Click Here To Read More]
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