Bangkok--30 Jul--jigsaw-communications
Chapter two of the ZouShiming era began when the two-time Olympic gold medallist and three-time Amateur World Champion returned to the ring Saturday evening headlining an exciting card that featured two world championship fights —WBO/WBA flyweight champion Juan Estrada vs. No. 1 contender Milan Melindo and IBF featherweight champion EvgenyGradovich vs. No. 1 contender Mauricio Mu?oz— plus undefeated Hong Kong super flyweight Rex “The Wonder Kid” Tso, in his Macao debut, against RusaleeSamor --at The Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena. Promoted by Top Rank and Sands China Ltd., in association with Tecate, ZOU SHIMING: Fists of Gold II was fought in front of a capacity crowd on a day that The Venetian Macao hosted an international press conference with Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacman Pacquiao and former world champion Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios announcing their upcoming fight.Pacquiao and Rios will face off against each other, in a 12-round welterweight battle, in The Clash in Cotai, Saturday, November 24, at the Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena.
RESULTS
(Complete Bout Sheet Attached)
Dave Pe?alosa Defeats NgaotawaSithsaithong by KO 3 (:45)
Genesis Servania Defeats KonosukeTomiyama by a TD 9
Servania wins WBO Asia Pacific Super Bantamweight Title
86-83, 87-82, 84-85.
Rex Tso Defeats RusaleeSamor by W 6
57-57, 58-56, 59-55
Andy Ruiz Defeats Joe Hanks by TKO 4 (1:41)
Wins WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Title
EvgenyGradovich Defeats Mauricio Mu?oz by W 12
120-108, 119-109, 119-109
Gradovich Retains His IBF Featherweight Title
Juan Estrada Defeats Milan Melindo by W 12
117-109, 118-109, 118-109
Estrada Retains his WBO/WBA Flyweight Titles
ZouShiming Defeats Jesus Ortega by W 6
59-55, 59-55, 59-55
The fantastic night of entertainment was Sands China’s latest world-class sporting event, part of its multi-tiered entertainment strategy aimed at diversifying Macao’s tourism economy through the varied offerings of its Cotai Strip Resorts Macao, contributing to the city’s development into one of Asia’s top entertainment hubs and a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China held the highly-successful greater China debut of Ultimate Fighting Championship last November, and has hosted and sponsored numerous sporting events with some of the world’s most well-known athletes — from basketball greats Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming to tennis legends Pete Sampras and Roger Federer, and golf sensations like Rory McElroy and Lee Westwood. ZouShiming’s recent April 6 professional debut had all the right ingredients and became another high-octane crowd pleaser, selling out tickets in advance. As with the firstFists of Gold, tonight’s card was televised internationally to more than 30 countries, including to the U.S. via HBO 2 and in China on CCTV5,with ringside commentary provided by broadcasting icons Tim Ryan and Larry Merchant, along with two-time world heavyweight champion Big George Foreman.The newly crowned Cotai Ring Girls — winners of a Facebook competition — strutted their stuff between rounds, and Hong Kong singer Stephanie Cheng gave a special performance of the theme song, “Fists of Gold,” produced by Hong Kong musician Johnny Yim.