A violent attack on a Chinese boxing champion and his wife in Australia left the fighter in a coma and his partner with multiple bruises.
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The athlete later decided to divorce the woman, saying he had failed to protect her.
Born in central China’s Henan province, 25-year-old Zhou Runqi started out in martial arts before turning to boxing.
In 2023, he clinched the WBC Asia super flyweight title with a knockout win in Thailand, making him China’s first continental champion born in the 2000s.
A fallout with his management team sidelined his career in China and Zhou and his wife relocated to Australia last year to rebuild and chase his boxing dreams.
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