CHINA DAILY Tuesday, May 24, 2016 SPORTS 23 BOXING SOCCER Digest MARATHON Forest parks set to host events Title rematch The G.O. Forest marathon series, which features running through forests, has been unveiled by the State Forestry Administration of China and Beijing Malon Sports and Cul­ ture Co Ltd. won’t be dull The 2016 series features three stops: Beijing Badaling Nation­ Champ Ruenroeng, with two knockdowns in al Forest Park on June 19, the Quickjabs their first fight after Casim­ 75­km extreme run at the challenger Casimero ero decked him in Round 3 — Changbai Mountain natural Several past and present though it was ruled a slip. protection area in mid­Septem­ have a score to settle IBF champions have been Wednesday’s undercard ber and the rain forest run in invited to attend the conven­ will feature Xiong Chao­ Xinglong, Hainan province in By MURRAY GREIG tion, including Mike Tyson, zhong, the pint­sized power December,which will host two murraygreig@chinadai­ Larry Holmes and Roy Jones puncher from Kunming, half marathons in two days. ly.com.cn Jr.… The official weigh­in for Yunnan province, who Organizers plan to add more Wednesday’s card will take became China’s first profes­ runs in national forest parks Power thrills, but speed place at The Great Wall on sional world champion when next year and eventually kills. Tuesday afternoon … At the he captured the WBC straw­ expand the event to overseas On Wednesday night at awards banquet, Amnat weight (105 lbs) belt in 2013. locations. National Olympic Park’s Dia­ Ruenroeng will be presented Xiong’s record of 26­6­1 mond Stadium, two fighters with the Jersey Joe Walcott includes 14 knockouts, and CYCLING with extraordinarily fast fists Award, the IBF’s highest hon­ he has won four of five since Qinghai Lake race will crank up the punch or,as Fighter of the Year. being dethroned by Mexico’s count when International Oswaldo Novoa in 2014. scheduled for July Boxing Federation world fly­ Now ranked No 3 in the The Tour of Qinghai Lake weight champion Amnat world, Xiong will face No 5 pedals off on July 17 in Xining Ruenroeng of Thailand puts body’s annual convention, Jose Jimenez of Colombia in of Qinghai province and ends his title on the line in a much­ being held this week in Bei­ a 12­round eliminator for the on July 30 in Baiyin of Gansu anticipated rematch with No jing. IBF’s mini flyweight crown. province. A total of 161 riders 1 contender Johnriel Casim­ “Every IBF­licensed official Last month, former world representing 23 professional, ero of the Philippines. in the world will be at the No 1 super featherweight continental and regional Based on what happened rematch, so this time John­ contender Harold Knight teams from 15 countries and 11 months ago, you get the riel only has to be concerned joined Xiong’s training team regions will race 3,631 kilome­ feeling these guys don’t par­ with getting in the ring and and will be in his corner on Jordi Alba celebrates after scoring the first goal for Barcelona in Sunday’s Copa del Rey final ters, peaking at an altitude of ticularly like each other. fighting his fight,” a member Wednesday night. Knight, against Sevilla at Vicente Calderon Stadium in Madrid. Barca won 2­0. JUAN MEDINA / REUTERS 4,120 meters. Last June in Bangkok, the of his camp said at a March who trained world heavy­ The Tour of Qinghai Lake undefeated Ruenroeng (17­0, media conference to weight champion Lennox pro road bicycle race has been 5 KOs) was awarded a announce the bout. Lewis from 1990 to 2013, staged annually since 2002. It 12­round decision in a foul­ “Last time, he was fighting summed up Xiong’s fight Another Copa del Rey caps is sanctioned by the Interna­ filled war of attrition that saw both the champion and the plan in one word: “Pressure.” tional Cycling Union (UCI) as a American referee Larry Dog­ referee.” “He has to be the aggressor 2.HC (high class) race as part of gett toss away the rule book While the 26­year­old … keep moving forward and the Asia Tour. Last year’s win­ Barca’s sensational season ner was Croatia’s Rogina Rado­ and turn a blind eye on multi­ Casimero has not fought in throwing punches in bunch­ ple clinches, throwdowns the interim, Ruenroeng, 36, es,” Knight said after a recent slav,with Team Adria Mobil. and head butts more remi­ notched a lopsided decision sparring session in Beijing. By ASSOCIATED PRESS was eliminated by Atletico outside the area as the Brazil­ China hosted more than niscent of cartoon wrestling over Japan’s Myung Ho Lee “X­Man packs a lot of pow­ in Madrid Madrid in the quarterfinals ian tried to get into position 3,000 pro and amateur races than world­class boxing. last December in Thailand. er in both fists, but it’s no of the European tournament. to score. last year. According to Wang Although he was on the “I have something to prove good if he doesn’t use it. We’ll Barcelona finished its sea­ “It was a spectacular end to Sevilla further lost defend­ Wei, a senior official of the Chi­ receiving end of most of the after the way our first fight be looking to put maximum son on a high by capturing the season,” Barcelona coach er Daniel Carrico with two nese Cycling Association, the fouls, Casimero (21­3, 13 went; I won the decision, but pressure on Jimenez.” the Copa del Rey title to add Luis Enrique said. yellow cards just before Ney­ nation boasts 20 million KOs), a former world junior it wasn’t pretty,” the champ In another featured pre­ to its Spanish league trophy “Not only because of how mar’s late goal at Atletico cycling enthusiasts and 15 Chi­ flyweight champ, didn’t com­ said through an interpreter. lim, Cai Zongju (7­1, 1 KO), won just a week ago. we won the league, but also Madrid’s Vicente Calderon nese professional teams are plain about the scoring (116­ “Casimero is the mandato­ the No 1­ranked female mini­ Jordi Alba scored seven because of how we won this Stadium. registered with UCI. 110, 115­110 and 113­112). ry challenger, so I look for­ mumweight from Jinan, minutes into extra time and final, when we had to play a “Despite this loss, we end The Filipino did, however, ward to beating him again — Shandong province, will Neymar sealed the victory man down for a long time. the season with our heads Alaphilippe wins campaign for a rematch at a hopefully by a knockout. Aft­ challenge Thailand’s Samson late to give Barcelona a 2­0 The players couldn’t have up,” Sevilla coach Unai Tour of California neutral site and the IBF er that, I want to unify the Tor Buamas (37­3, 19 KOs) for win over Sevilla for its second shown more character.” Emery said. agreed to stage it as the high­ title.” the vacant IBF Interconti­ straight Copa del Rey title on Barcelona played with 10 Sevilla, trying to win its France’s Julian Alaphilippe light of the sanctioning Ruenroeng was credited nental title. Sunday. men from the 36th minute sixth Copa title and first since captured the overall crown in After a scoreless 90 min­ after defender Javier Mas­ 2010, controlled possession the Tour of California on Sun­ utes, Alba found the net with cherano was sent off with a after Barcelona went a man day, after Britain’s Mark Cav­ a low left­footed shot into the straight red card for pulling down and was close to scor­ endish outsprinted Slovakia’s ZoupreppingforUSdebut far corner after a superb long the jersey of Kevin Gameiro ing several times, with its Peter Sagan to win the final pass into the area by Lionel to keep the French striker best chance coming on a low stage for the third consecutive Messi. from entering the area with shot from outside the area by year. Zou Shiming will make histo­ Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine. on April 13. Neymar closed the scoring only the goalkeeper to beat. Banega that struck the post Cavendish won the 85.7­mile ry when he takes a bite out of Zou (8­1, 2 KOs) celebrated Zou has joined Hall of Fame in stoppage time after anoth­ The Catalan club also lost in the 50th. final stage in 3hrs, 1min, 12sec, the Big Apple next month. his 35th birthday last week. trainer Freddie Roach in Los er perfect pass from Messi to Luis Suarez with an apparent Barcelona relied on coun­ with Sagan second and Alex­ On June 11, the double He’s coming off an impressive Angeles to prepare for the give Barcelona its 28th Copa muscle injury early in the sec­ terattacks but never threat­ ander Kristoff of Norway third. Olympic gold medalist from TKO victory over Brazil’s Natan bout. Zhang Chuanliang, who trophy. ond half. ened much until extra time Zunyi, Guizhou province, will Coutinho in Shanghai in Janu­ coached Zou as an amateur “It’s a great way to end the The Uruguay striker, who started with both teams field­ SKI MOUNTAINEERING make his US pro debut when ary, but should be tested by the and guided him to gold at the season,” said Barcelona mid­ cried on the bench after ing 10 men. Global interest he becomes the first Chinese 19­year­old Ajtai, who owns a 2008 and 2012 Olympics, also fielder Andres Iniesta.