Zou ready for step up in class

Look up. Look waaaay up.

In case there was any doubt that Zou Shiming and Rex Tso are the stars of Top Rank's nine-bout Ring of Gold promotion at Macao's Cotai Arena on Saturday night, one glance at the tower outside the Venetian Resort & Casino confirms it.

Banners measuring 30 meters high by 6m wide hang from the massive tower, adorned with portraits of China's two best pint-sized punchers - a fitting tribute to their larger-than-life impact on the sport's resurgence in this country.