Bouts and Bikes: Odd News Round-Up

The odd news highlights include a boxer in Virginia who needed a mid-match haircut to win a fight and a viral cycling craze in China where students borrowed bikes to ride to Kaifeng for dumplings, leading to traffic issues.

In an unusual turn of events at a boxing match in Norfolk, Virginia, Austin DeAnda emerged victorious against DeAundre Pettus. The fight, held at Scope Arena, drew attention when DeAnda had to cut his braids mid-match after they came loose, impairing his vision.

Meanwhile, in central China, a viral trend involving university students caused traffic chaos over the weekend as thousands borrowed shared bikes to ride overnight to Kaifeng in search of soup dumplings. Dubbed the 'Night Riding Army,' their journey caused highway congestion and invoked police interventions to control the crowd.

Both incidents underscore quirky trends in sport and social behavior that are capturing public imagination worldwide.

(With inputs from agencies.)