Rooster eyes success in year of the snake
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming is hoping the Water Snake’s luck would slither its way towards him this year when he makes his professional debut on April 6 in one of the undercard bouts of the Brian Viloria-Juan Francisco Estrada title fight. The Zunyi City-born fighter will be fighting in front of an expected pro-Chinese crowd at the Venetian Casino & Resort in Macau, one of China’s two Special Administrative Regions the other being Hong Kong. Shiming, born under the rooster sign in the Chinese zodiac, signed with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions early this year aiming to be the second Chinese world boxing champion after World Boxing Council minimumweight title holder Ziong Zhao Zhong. His opponent, however, has yet to be determined. The 31-year-old World Cup of Boxing champion is being trained by Hall of Famer Freddie Roach and Miguel Diaz, and will spar with World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization flyweight champion Viloria. Shiming is k...