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Next 6 months do or die for Hong Kong boxer’s pro career
Raymond Poon Kai-ching is ready to abandon the professional ring and represent Hong Kong again if he cannot secure another fight by August.
16 Feb 2023 - 6:10PM
Boxing
Boxer Rex Tso takes clean sweep in Hong Kong homecoming
7 Jan 2023 - 12:29AM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso has Paris 2024 on his mind
12 May 2021 - 10:30PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Hong Kong’s Oscar Coggins ready and raring to go for Olympics
The 21-year-old triathlete has all but locked down the Asian slot for Tokyo Games and says he is lucky to have Sports Institute facilities at his fingertips.
22 Feb 2021 - 4:25PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Rex Tso hopes of qualifying for Tokyo dashed after Paris event axed
The 33-year-old’s world ranking is not good enough to earn automatic qualification for Tokyo after the IOC scrapped the Paris event in June.
18 Feb 2021 - 12:00PM
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
‘I’m not going to quit,’ says Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso
Former unbeaten professional is still hopeful of flying the Hong Kong flag at this year’s Olympics, and has no intention of hanging up his gloves yet.
21 Jan 2021 - 12:21PM
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Coronavirus pandemic
Olympic hope Sarah Lee and boxer Rex Tso cleared after virus tests
Tokyo 2020 hope Sarah Lee and cycling teammates free of infection as Sports Institute says it will pay for tests if athletes return to Hong Kong on same flight with confirmed cases.
19 Mar 2020 - 10:41PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Coronavirus scare for Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso
The 32-year-old boxer has gone into self-imposed quarantine with the rest of the Hong Kong team for the next fortnight as Tokyo hopes thrown into disarray.
17 Mar 2020 - 10:58PM
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Hong Kong’s Rex Tso battered by Iranian teen in Olympic qualifiers
The 32-year-old ‘Wonder Kid’ has one last throw of the dice when he takes part in a World Olympic Qualification Event in Paris in May
12 Mar 2020 - 11:03AM
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso loses to world champion in Olympic qualifiers
The 32-year-old Hong Kong ace is outclassed by Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov but the ‘Wonder Kid’ gets another chance in fifth-sixth place box-off on Wednesday.
11 Mar 2020 - 9:03PM
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
I was really moved when Hong Kong won, says boxer Rex Tso
The 32-year-old ‘Wonder Kid’ is pleased to have cleared his first hurdle for Tokyo; thanks legion of fans for showing their support on social media
9 Mar 2020 - 5:51PM
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso through to quarter-finals in Olympic qualifiers
The 32-year-old ‘Wonder Kid’ next takes on world champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov for a place in Tokyo on Monday
9 Mar 2020 - 3:12PM
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Hong Kong’s boxing team dented early at Olympic qualifiers in Jordan
Two of Hong Kong’s five-strong boxing contingent in Amman make early exits with the city’s brightest prospect, former professional Rex Tso, in action on Saturday.
5 Mar 2020 - 2:43PM
Coronavirus pandemic
‘I hope I can come back to Hong Kong with good news’: boxer Rex Tso
The ‘Wonder Kid’ has been given an extra month to prepare for the Asia/Oceanic qualifiers but would have to be at his best to make it to Tokyo
17 Feb 2020 - 10:31PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Wuhan boxing qualifiers could be cancelled, leaving Rex Tso in the lurch
Wuhan qualifying tournament next month could be postponed or even cancelled as the city battles a mystery pneumonia virus
22 Jan 2020 - 4:49PM
Martial arts
Rex Tso receives eight stitches after losing amateur fight in Shanghai
The ‘Wonder Kid’ is taken out of the ring on a stretcher and rushed to hospital after suffering the injury in his first defeat in more than eight years.
15 Jun 2019 - 10:39PM
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‘More relaxed, less gossip’: women barbers love styling men
Cherry Chung, Lily Zhai and Pinky Wallace are women in a man’s world – cutting hair at the retro cool Handsome Factory Barber Shop in Wan Chai. In contrast to the US they haven’t faced sexism, and have a roster of celebrity clients.
20 May 2019 - 8:37PM
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Raymond Poon’s latest loss another blow to Hong Kong boxing
The 23-year-old is at a career crossroads after losing his second professional fight, this time against a 20-year-old southpaw from Guiyang province
13 May 2019 - 10:50PM
Boxing
Easy Money as Mayweather beats Nasukawa in first-round TKO
12 Jun 2019 - 12:55PM
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Rex Tso’s ‘crazy’ Olympic dreams focus of new Nike campaign
Southpaw recently returned to the ring as an amateur after 13 months out and expressed a desire to go to the Summer Games and box for the SAR
4 Dec 2018 - 3:54PM
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Hong Kong boxing star Rex Tso aims for Tokyo Olympics
The Wonder Kid defeats Taiwanese amateur Chiang Yi-hung before announcing he will compete in next year’s Olympic qualifiers as he looks to continue his boxing career
1 Dec 2018 - 8:52AM
Unbeaten Hong Kong boxer Rex Tso to return to the ring in amateur bout
The Wonder Kid will make his first ring appearance since defeating Japan’s Kohei Kono last October in a three-round bout against Taiwanese amateur
2 Nov 2018 - 10:24PM
Boxing
‘Wonder Kid’ Rex Tso splits with long-time manager Jay Lau
12 Sep 2018 - 11:59AM
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Doubters told Tin Shui Wai boxer to get a job. Now he’s a champion
The 22-year-old is on similar path to undefeated Hong Kong hero Rex Tso after headlining city’s Def boxing promotion and securing first continental titles
15 Jul 2018 - 1:07PM
Sparring with Rex Tso and winning take back seat for police boxer
11 Jul 2018 - 9:56PM
Out for the count: Rex Tso lets world title chance slip through fingers
12 May 2018 - 11:14PM
Boxing
Rex Tso still suffering from blurred vision with return date unknown
24 Apr 2018 - 10:32PM
Japan’s Kohei Kono unlikely to fight Hong Kong’s Rex Tso again
16 Apr 2018 - 10:27PM
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Rex Tso
Rex Tso Sing-yu is Hong Kong’s top professional boxer, nicknamed ‘The Wonder Kid’. He is the unbeaten WBO Asia Pacific super flyweight champion.
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Born
15 Jul 1987
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Boxer
last updated:
7 October, 2024
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