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The CEO of Top Rank and Chinese icon Zou Shiming's promoter predicted a sparse Chinese fan turnout Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. And for the first time in Zou's professional career Cheap Men's Nike Air Max Plus TN Ultra Black Grey , the stands he fought in front of weren't filled to the brim with new, yet energetic Chinese boxing fans.
Instead, in a packed house, the majority of the electric crowd was filled with flag-waving Puerto Rican fans supporting Felix Verdejo and Roman "Rocky' Martinez, who co-headlined the championship doubleheader on the eve of the Puerto Rico Day parade.
Fighting at the theater provided Zou's smallest capacity venue to date. But despite the small Chinese turnout Cheap Men's Nike Air Vapormax Plus Burgundy Red , a handful of Chinese flags waved in the stands and chants for Zou got louder and louder after each round.
"The crowd yelled loudly and made me feel like it was a home match and not away," Zou said.
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Giving the millions of Chinese boxing fans watching at home something to cheer about, Zou (8-1, 2 KOs) easily beat 19-year-old Jozsef Ajtai (15-3 Cheap Men's Nike Air Vapormax Plus Navy Blue , 10 KOs) of Hungary in a 10-round unanimous decision.
All the scores for Zou read 100-89.
"My competitor's objective was to stand to the last minute of the fight," Zou said. "He was afraid of the competition."
Sheng Li, CEO of Sports Entertainment Content Activation (SECA) in Shanghai, said Saturday prior to the fight he didn't know how big Zou's fan turnout would be, but predicted approximately 100.
"It will be different with this crowd Cheap Men's Nike Air Vapormax Plus Cool Grey , but this is what he wants," Sheng said. "At Madison Square Garden, every boxer wants to fight here. He (Zou) has fought in China eight times and now he wants to fight outside of China."
Fighting seven times in Macau at Cotai Arena, Zou sold out the 12,000-15 Cheap Men's Nike Air VaporMax Plus Triple White ,00-seat venue, and in Shanghai he did the same in his most recent fight on Jan. 31 in an arena that can accommodate about 10,000 fans, according to Sheng.
Zou's win Saturday will boost his stardom in China even more, according to Ye Chen Cheap Men's Nike Air Vapormax Plus Black Red , part of Shenzhen Media Group in China that broadcasted the fight back to Zou's homeland.
Ye said Chinese boxing fans desperately want Zou to win a world title, and with the victory Saturday, Zou will be one step closer.
Ye was one of a handful of Chinese media making the flight from China to attend Zou's bout. The Oriental Morning Post sent a print reporter, LETV in China sent a camera crew, as did CCTV-5.
About 600 Cheap AH8143-600 Men's Nike Air Max Plus 97 Racer Pink ,000 people watched the fight on LeTV through mobile, desktop and television.
The Chinese media predicted a large viewing audience, mostly on mobile devices due to Zou's fight taking place when it's Sunday morning in China, and the Chinese people work Sunday morning because of a Chinese holiday break Thursday, Friday Cheap Men's Nike Air Max Plus OG White Sky Blue , and Saturday.
"Despite the time, Zou has the most audience for fighters in China," said WeiWei Wu, a member of LeTV. "He is No. 1 for almost all the fans and the last time he fought the audience was over 10,000 at the venue."
Zou's stardom was showcased on season 3 of "Dad Cheap 903827-700 Men's Nike Air Max Plus Metallic Gold , Where Are We Going?" in China. The season aired from July-October 2015.
"The reality show is him taking his son fishing and various activities, and it's the highest-rated reality TV show in China," Arum said.
Zou and his wife, Ying Ying Ren, a presenter on China television Cheap en's Nike Air Max Plus Sunset Black Blue , make up one of China's most popular couples. Zou also made a cameo in the Hollywood blockbuster "Transformer 4: Age of Extinction."
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LONDON, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Exports by Britain's creative industries have contributed 26.5 billion U.S. dollars to the economy in the past year, official figures disclosed Monday.
Latest statistics published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, reveal creative industry services are highly sought after overseas, with export level increasing more than four times the rate of the British total.
""Our creative industries are continuing to outstrip other employment sectors in the UK,"" said a government spokesman Monday.
The figures show jobs in creative industries have increased three times faster than the UK average. In the past five years, the number of jobs in the sector has risen by nearly 20 percent and now accounts for 1.9 million jobs.
Occupations which have particularly flourished include dancers and choreographers (up by 41 percent), artists (up by 21 percent), and programers and software developers (up by 30 percent).
The latest figures come on the back of government statistics, published earlier this year, revealing that Britain's creative industries contribute 111.5 billion U.S. dollars a year, - almost 14 million U.S. dollars an hour, to the UK economy.
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport John Whittingdale said Monday: ""The creative industries are one of the UK's greatest success stories. That success is built upon the extraordinary talent which exists in this country, an amazing cultural heritage, the English language and a tax system designed to support and encourage growth in the creative sector.""
""None of this is changed by Britain's decision to leave the EU and I am confident that our creative industries will continue to thrive and take advantage of the new opportunities which are opening up to do business across the world,"" he said. Enditem
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BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Fines worth more than 110 million yuan (17.8 million U.S. . |
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