Local boxing hopeful Cheong Lap Cheong won his first belt at the first attempt in the dying seconds of the first round of an eight-round bout at Wynn Palace in Cotai yesterday afternoon and got his wish to start the New Year on a high.
Macao Boxing House’s Cheong, 22, was the first fight up on the “Lifetime Boxing Fight 1” card at Wynn Palace Grand Theatre yesterday afternoon in a boxing fest co-sponsored by Macao Boxing House, Hong Kong’s DEF Promotions, Tokyo Broadcasting System TV (TBS) and Japan’s Watanabe Boxing Hall.
Cheong (now 5-0-0 4KOs) was fighting 23-year-old Hans Raj Thakur (now 4-1-0 1KO) of India for the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Youth Flyweight Belt in the first bout of a six-bout fight card that comprised pugilists from Macau, Hong Kong, mainland China, India, Japan, the Philippines, South Africa and Thailand with five belts up for grabs.
Cheong Lap Cheong of Macau (centre) poses with coach Cheong Wai (right) and WBO Inspector Samson Iu Kin Hang for a photo after his victory over Hans Raj Thakur of India in their OPBF youth super flyweight title boxing bout at Wynn Palace yesterday. – AFP
Cheong Lap Cheong of Macau (right) fights Hans Raj Thakur of India during their OPBF youth super flyweight title boxing bout at Wynn Palace yesterday. – AFP
