The face of a new sporting phenomenon in China

In a country whose athletes are better known for excelling in individual sports than in team sports, boxing is still in its infancy in China, having never taken off compared with athletics, swimming and table tennis.

However, the sport's profile has grown in recent years following the gold-medal exploits of the Chinese boxer Zou Shiming in the light flyweight division of the Olympic Games in in Beijing in 2008 and in London in 2012.

Another person who has done a lot to promote the sport in China is Shane Benis, 31, who was raised in Uganda and educated in England.