Asian Olympic giants eye more titles as bell rings in Milan
China Daily | Updated: 2009-09-01 08:08
ROME: Asia's contingent of Olympic boxing champions will be confident of adding world titles to their glittering collections when the World Championships get underway in Milan today.
China's Zou Shiming (light flyweight), Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand (flyweight) and Mongolia's Enkhbatyn Badar-Uugan (bantamweight) will all start among the favorites.
Zou is actually aiming for a third straight world title while Somjit and Badar-Uugan won silver medals at the last World Championships in Chicago in 2007.
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