When the time comes to pull punches

Late in the bout, a champion boxer discovers another side to life

The first time Zou Shiming's son said "daddy", Zou was not there to hear it, and the first time the boy took a footstep, Zou was not there to see it.

Zou had important things to do, such as seeking glory as a professional boxer. That has kept him away from home, but Zou was well aware of the rewards - financial and otherwise - this could reap, given his earlier success as an amateur, when he won world championships and two Olympic gold medals and gained fame throughout China and beyond.