‘Macau Kid’ extends winning record by KO

Macau’s only professional boxer Ng Kuok Kun (KK Ng) stretched his winning streak to seven consecutive wins Saturday night, knocking out Thailand’s Chingchai Kiatpracha (7-3, 3 KOs) in the undercard Zou-Ruenroeng IBF title bout.
The 24 year-old “Macau Kid” rose to 7-0 with 3KOs in his super welterweight six-rounder, increasing his KO rate to 42.86 percent.
“I feel great to win, but also feel I hadn’t fought enough there. I enjoy the feeling in the ring; it’s a pity that I only fought three rounds in this bout at home,” he told the media post-fight.
The Macau boxer thrilled his supporters with some active punches in the opening round, and soon stunned them after a knockdown scored by his equally aggressive opponent.
“It was the applause and cheers in the arena that encouraged me to carry on fighting through it,” Ng recalled of his bounce back from the knockdown.
Much of what happened during the 8 minutes and 35 seconds in the ring was unexpected to the fighter.
“I couldn’t find any information about him before the fight,” said Ng. “I didn’t even know he’s a southpaw until we fought hand to hand in the ring. There was one time my right hand clashed into his left hand; that hurt a lot.”
KK Ng’s clean stoppage saw the hometown crowd give a standing ovation. But he only gave himself a score of 7 out of 10 for his field performance.
“I didn’t throw any nice combinations, and I didn’t bring my training into the ring,” he explained.
“I hope to have the opportunity [to fight] for some titles. My performance in the ring was still not very mature, I must hone my techniques through more experience.” BY