Hong Kong star Rex Tso makes it 18 fights, 18 wins as he underlines world title credentials

The Rex Tso Sing-yu juggernaut continued to steamroll towards a possible world title as Hong Kong’s Wonder Kid streaked to his 18th straight win as a professional on Saturday night with a seventh-round TKO victory of Australia’s Brad Hore in “Night of Champions II”.

Not even the best from Down Under could match the speed and craft of the Hong Kong star, who not only stayed unbeaten, but lifted yet another accolade, the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council super flyweight title, in a flashy display at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.

WATCH: Highlights from Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso's 7th round TKO victory over Aussie Brad Hore

Fighting in front of celebrities including Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah and “Mr Lai Kwai Fong” Allan Zeman, Tso scored probably his best victory of his fledgling career to raise his impressive record to 18-0-0, 11 KOs.

Hore, who was booed incessantly by the 1,800 sell-out crowd, looked like he was going to go as early as the third round as Tso landed numerous blows to the body and head of the 33-year-old Queenslander, who was jeered for clinching.

By the seventh round, Tso made it all too clear that he was on top of his game. The 28-year-old struck Hore with a hard left and the Australian went down for a standing eight-count.

The Australian came back up only to receive more punishment from Tso, who then landed a huge right hook that staggered Hore, who fell to one knee again.

The two-time Olympian struggled to get up at the count of nine only for Tso to throw more leather and the referee stepped in to stop the fight with Hore resting on one knee, unable to continue.