Zou vs Kimura

Who won Zou vs Kimura?

Sho Kimura beat Shiming Zou by technical knockout in the 11th round on Friday, July 28th, 2017, at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 112 pounds (8 stone or 50.8 kg).

This contest was for the WBO flyweight championship of the world.

Zou vs Kimura stats

Back in July 2017, Shiming Zou stepped into the ring with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss, and 0  draws, 2 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Sho Kimura made his way to the ring with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Kimura had a large advantage in power over Zou, boasting a 50% knockout percentage compared to Zou's 22%.

Shiming Zou was the older man by 8 years, at 36 years old.

Both Shiming Zou and Sho Kimura fought out of an orthodox stance.

Zou was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 16 days earlier than Kimura, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 33 fewer professional rounds, totaling 98 compared to Kimura's 131.

Sho Kimura was ranked number 6 by the WBO in the 112lb division.

Zou vs Kimura form

Zou had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Prasitsak Papoem on November 5, 2016, by unanimous decision in their WBO World Flyweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Jozsef Ajtai on June 11, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Natan Santana Coutinho on January 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China.

Before that, he had been beaten by Amnat Ruenroeng on March 7, 2015, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Flyweight championship fight at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.

He had won against Prasitsak Papoem on November 23, 2014, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao.

Activity check

Zou's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 5 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Kimura's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5 rounds on average.

What time did Zou vs Kimura start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 3:00 PM UTC at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai, China, which was 11:00 AM EST or 8:00 AM PST on the West Coast of America, or 4:00 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Zou vs Kimura?

Shiming Zou was a 7/100 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Sho Kimura made his way into the ring at 7/1 (+700) with oddsmakers.