If I get knocked down, I’ll get back up again just like my new commercial, says Rex Tso
The ‘Wonder Kid’ says his conditioning and fitness have improved after training harder – and injury-free – for his sold-out clash against Japanese veteran Kono
Rex Tso Sing-yu is hoping his new Nike commercial doesn’t play out in real life as he makes his final preparations for his most glamorous fight against Japanese veteran Kohei Kono this weekend.
The 90-second microfilm, directed by famous Hollywood filmmaker Michael Mann, depicts the “Wonder Kid” getting knocked down and the referee counting down to his potential defeat, only for the Hong Kong phenom to struggle back to his feet to continue the fight.
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“I hope it doesn’t play out that way with me going down for the count. It certainly could happen but even if it does, I will be up on my feet and fighting again just like in the film,” laughed Tso.
The unbeaten boxer is hoping to continue his winning streak to an incredible 22 fights in Saturday’s sold-out “Clash of Champions 3” at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Mann, better known as the director of the 1995 smash-hit Heat starring Robert de Niro and Al Pacino, spent more than 10 hours at AsiaWorld-Expo shooting the “Just Do It” film several weeks ago with Tso the main star in a commercial that also features local high jumper Cecilia Yeung Man-wai.