NICK FRESE TAMES THE “LION” IN HONG KONG

TEXT & PHOTOS BY ANIL KUMAR ALAGU
HONG KONG – Thai welterweight prospect Nick Frese has again emerged victorious to remain undefeated by stopping Filipino Prabhjot “Punjabi Lion” Singh of the Philippines by a 5th round technical knockout last October 7 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre here.
The 23-year old Frese, who is managed by his own father Serge, now has seven straight wins with six knockouts.
It was unprecedented that on paper that the 5-foot-9 Frese was favoured to dominate the 6-rounder considering his youth, height and reach advantage.
But the 26-year old Singh had only suffered his second defeat in 10 bouts. The 5-foot-8 Singh, who was born to an Indian couple in the Philippines, has one draw and seven straight wins all by knockout.
At the very beginning of the first round, it was Frese who dominated the fight, impressing the audience with his chiselled physique and boxing finesse.
Frese came close to finishing his opponent at the bottom of the third round but Prabhjot held on well.
“My opponent had a heart of a lion, He tried very hard to neutralize me and managed to last a while with me,” said Frese.
Frese refuted the notion that Prabhjot had on him prior to the fight with an assumption that he has a very amateur fighting style.
“I think my opponent underestimated me. I read an article of him quoting that I show resemblance of an amateur fighter”, said Frese.
As both fighters approached the peak of round 5, Frese seized an opportunity to stun his opponent by connecting a solid left jab followed by a right hook.
This led to Nick’s successive combinations.
“Left jab, left jab, right hook to the head, wide left hook to the body, another right hook to the body and right upper cut to top it all,” said Frese.
Prabhjot was hurt against the ropes leaving the referee with no option but to step in and halt the contest.
In preparation for this fight, Frese’s trainers – Cuban legendary Ismael Salas in Las Vegas and Phaniang Phoontharat in Thailand – made it a mnemonic that he maintained distance and threw long straight punches.
“I was satisfied with my performance,” said Frese.
The Frese-Singh bout was the undercard of the “Clash of Champions 3” promoted by Jay Lau of DEF Promotions.
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