The World Boxing Council (WBC) bestowed¹ Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming with top honor on Friday, recognizing his accomplishments² in the world of boxing.

 

世界拳击理事会周五授予中国拳击明星邹市明最高荣誉奖，肯定了他在世界拳击领域的成就。
 

 

"The World Boxing Council takes great pride in bestowing³ upon Zou Shiming, the first one in Asia, the honor of being our latest Ambassador of Peace and Concordance," said the organization in a statement.

 

The WBC is one of the four major professional boxing world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Organization (WBO), and International Boxing Federation⁴ (IBF).

 

Zou held the WBO flyweight title from 2016 to 2017 as a Chinese professional boxer⁵. In the light-flyweight division, he won two Olympic gold medals for China in 2008 and 2012 and three World Amateur Boxing Championships gold medals in 2005, 2007 and 2011. 

 

"China is emerging as one of the great powers in the world of sport, and much of that has to do with the influence Zou Shiming has had on its worldwide outlook," the WBC said in the statement.

 

"China, and the sport of boxing worldwide, have every reason to be thankful for the presence of someone like him to carry the banner forward for his great nation," the statement said.

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