'Improving' Rex Tso hands Wandee Singwancha severe lesson
Hong Kong 'wonderkid' a revelation as he TKOs Thai legend in his ninth straight pro victory
Rex Tso Sing-yu underlined his growing reputation as a potential world champion, scoring a devastating fourth-round TKO over one of Thailand's legendary fighters last night.
Defending brilliantly and punching with a lot more power and finesse, the 25-year-old Hong Kong "wonderkid" stretched his unbeaten record to nine straight victories as he recorded his biggest victory to date on the "Night of Champions" at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai.
Wandee Singwancha, a two-time WBC world champion, was supposed to have given Tso an acid test, but it was clear who would emerge victorious from the opening bell as Tso successfully defended his WBC AMCO Asia Continental super flyweight title.
Tso floored the 33-year-old Wandee within seconds of the scheduled 12-round bout, and the Hong Kong fighter then never looked back.
Mid-way through the fourth round, Tso scored a left hook, a glancing right and then an uppercut before Wandee ran to a corner, clutching his left shoulder.
Wandee had dislocated his shoulder and could not continue, ending the exciting contest to the cheers of the near capacity crowd of 1,700.
"I was confident I was going to win the fight from the opening bell. I hit him with a nice left hook from the start. My defence has definitely improved. I never expected to win within four rounds. I was thinking eight rounds or more. But this is a great result for me," said Tso, who has now recorded six KOs.