Rex Tso to pick up richest purse for Hong Kong fighter
Unbeaten 25-year-old to collect US$10,000 whether or not he beats former WBC light flyweight champion in Wan Chai next week
Unbeaten Rex Tso Sing-yu will enjoy his biggest pay day when he faces his toughest opponent, former WBC light flyweight world champion Wandee Singwancha, in Hong Kong next Tuesday.
The "wonderkid" will fight Wandee of Thailand in a 12-round bout for the WBC AMCO Asia Continental super flyweight title at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai. And the 25-year-old is guaranteed US$10,000, the most ever earned by a local fighter, whether he retains the title or not.
"The money is not the reason that drives me to train so hard. I want to be a good professional boxer. I want to be a champion," said Tso, who is hoping to extend his record to 9-0 (5 KOs).
"For the past two years, I have been training hard and I feel I am getting better as a fighter. Spectators will see a different me come Tuesday," added the Hong Kong ace, who has a top-20 ranking with the WBC.
Tso won his last fight, a TKO victory over tough Kyrgyzstani fighter Timur Shailezov in December, but suffered a cut eye in the process.
"After that fight, I felt I needed to strengthen my defence and my counter punching," said Tso, who has just returned from a month's training in the Philippines.
