Zou Shiming is the most successful amateur boxer from the People's Republic of China. He won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics, beating 17-year old American southpaw Rau'shee Warren but losing the rematch to Bartelemí. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the silver medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. In the final he was defeated by Pakistan's Noman Karim. He has won three world titles in 2005, 2007 and 2011. He won two consecutive Olympic gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Light flyweight (-48 kg) division and 2012 Summer Olympics in the Light flyweight (-49 kg).