Freddie Roach eager to get to work on Hong Kong's Rex Tso's skills
Southpaw's chances of training with Hall of Famer in Los Angeles gets boost with narrow points decision victory over fiesty Filipino
Legendary American trainer Freddie Roach says he wants to work with Hong Kong star Rex Tso Sing-yu and is surprised it hasn't happened yet.
The Hall of Fame trainer, best known as Manny Pacquiao's coach, said he wants to coach the unbeaten Tso at his Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles, home to many of the Top Rank fighters that include Zou Shiming.
The prospect of Tso, who beat Filipino Michael Enriquez on points in Macau last night, training with Roach has increased significantly after the Wonder Kid signed a two-year deal with Top Rank, guaranteeing him five fights.
At one time, I wanted him to fight Shiming. But then, they told me, 'Freddie, we don't do that over here' because it is not necessary
"I met his new trainer [Jake Verano] and he seems a very young guy and I don't know his background," said Roach, who recently won the Eddie Futch Award for a record seventh time after being named the Boxing Writers' Association of America (BWAA) Trainer of the Year for 2014.
"I like Rex a lot though. We talked about bringing him to the Wildcard [Gym] more than once but it just hasn't happened yet, but I would love to work with Rex, he's a good prospect."
Roach has been following the 27-year-old Tso's career over the years and thinks he can be a star. "He [Tso] does have a future in boxing. He has a good following in Hong Kong.
