Chinese boxer Zou Shiming won the 48 category boxing gold medal at the
15th Asian Games in Doha on Wednesday.
Zou beat his opponent Pannon Suban of Thailand with a stoppage victory in the
second round with an overwhelming 21-1 lead. It is the first ever boxing gold
medal for China in 16 years since Beijing Asian Games.
Zou, a gold medalist of 2005 world championship, said he was too nervous to
sleep last night, but he had managed to adjust himself when he was on the way to
the stadium.
The Thai, a bronze medalist of Busan Asiad, admitted that his Chinese
opponent was very strong, but he could have survived to the last bout if the
referee were fair.
