Zou vows to 'fight to last breath'

SHANGHAI - Zou Shiming on Monday vowed to "fight until my last breath" to regain the WBO world flyweight title he lost last Friday when he was knocked out in his first defense of the crown he'd held for just eight months.

China's two-time Olympic gold medalist was a 10-1 favorite to beat No 7-ranked Sho Kimura of Japan, but the 36-year-old looked tired and confused as the fight wore on before the 28-year-old Kimura stopped him at 2:28 of round 11.

Zou, whose professional record now stands 9-2, might be in the twilight of his career but he still wants his belt back.