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We Are Champs: boxer Raymond Poon finally beats Muay Thai star Dylan Yiu in intense trilogy
- The 25-year-old claims first win in three fights over Yiu, as the Muay Thai champion requests fourth meeting
- Muay Thai legend Ng impresses on boxing debut, while headline amateurs Cheung and Lam steal the show
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Hong Kong boxer Raymond Poon Kai-ching marked his comeback by outclassing multiple national Muay Thai champion Dylan Yiu Tat-fai at the inaugural We Are Champs boxing celebrity crossover exhibition on Saturday.
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The 25-year-old Poon (7-2, 4 KOs) won via unanimous decision (59-54, 59-54, 59-54) at a full Star Hall in Kowloon Bay to claim his first win over “Tiger Boy” Yiu (professional Muay Thai record 23-5, 2 KOs) having lost twice previously.
Poon got the better of the exchanges in the majority of the six rounds, showing huge improvements since losing to the 23-year-old Yiu in a pro bout four years earlier.
The turning point came in the second round after the speedier Poon countered Yiu’s wild swings with a clean hook, knocking him down just before the end of the round.
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The 2019 i-1 champion Yiu doubled down in the third as Poon caught his breath, walking his opponent down and taunting the inaction. Poon nonetheless secured the round after rocking Yiu with more clean hooks.
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