Runqi Zhou made sure to temper his enthusiasm after his biggest win to date.
The rejuvenated featherweight came up big in an Oct. 26 ninth-round knockout of Ubayd Haider in Nadi, Fiii. Zhou (8-2-1, 3 knockouts) applied relentless pressure before he forced the stoppage at 2:31 of the ninth round.
It second straight win for the 24-year-old Chinese boxer, after he went 0-2-1 in a previous three-fight stretch. However, any thoughts of a celebration were curbed when Haider (10-2, 6 KOs) was carried out on a stretcher.