Opinion | As it happened: Rex Tso beats Kohei Kono to retain WBO international super flyweight title
A great night for boxing as the Hong Kong star brings the curtain down on an eight-bout card with a dramatic victory
Relieved Rex Tso continues winning streak with unusual victory
A massively relieved Hong Kong superstar Rex Tso Sing-yu continued his winning streak in the most unusual circumstances after having his super fight against Kohei Kono stopped in the seventh round on Saturday night.
After an unlucky Tso suffered a sickening clash of heads with Kono in the second round, the Wonder Kid managed to win the fight on points up to the point when the referee stepped in to stop the fight in the seventh round after being examined by the ring doctor. Officially, Tso won by technical decision.
Tso retains his WBO international super flyweight title at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Rex Tso (Hong Kong) v Kohei Kono (Japan) for the WBO international super flyweight title, 12 rounds
10:30pm: Tso is crying his eyes out and must be massively relieved as he hugs his teammates. It was mightily unlucky that he got that headbutt so early in the fight. But he has won the fight and won on the scorecards the moment the referee stopped the fight. He wins on points. The three judges had it an identical 68-66 in Tso’s favour.