Rex Tso Sing-yu : 曹星如; born 15 July 1987) is a Hong Kong professional boxer. He has won several regional titles at super-flyweight and has been ranked in the world top 10 by the WBO.
Professional career
Tso won the WBC Asia Continental Super Flyweight title in December 2012 in a bruising 12-round contest against Timur Shailezov of Kyrgyzstan, stopping his opponent in the 10th round.
He then captured the WBO Asia-Pacific Junior Bantamweight title against Mako Matsuyama in February 2014, winning by TKO in the 8th round of the 10-round contest.
Tso then added the WBA International Super Flyweight title to his collection after defeating Michael Enriquez in March 2015.
On May 14, 2016, Tso faced Young Gil-bae. Tso made easy work out of the South Korean veteran, dominating the whole fight before stopping him in the fourth round.
He then captured the WBC Asia Super Flyweight title against Brad Hore in August 2015 and the WBO International Junior Bantamweight title against Ryuto Maekawa in October 2016.
On March 11, 2017, he successfully defended his WBO International and WBC Asian Boxing Council titles and claimed the WBO Asia-Pacific title against Hirofumi Mukai. Tso battered Mukai and dropped him twice before finishing him with a left to the body in the 8th round. With the win, Tso improved his record to 21–0.
In October 2017, Tso faced former WBA world champion Kohei Kono. Tso had sought to fight Kono while the latter a world champion, but was unable to draw him into the ring. After six rounds, Tso was unable to continue due to swelling around his eye. Nevertheless, Tso remained unbeaten by winning a technical decision.
Thrilla in Manila II Countdown
October 26, 2025, In an early boxing event dedicated as the 50th Year Anniversary of the historic Thrilla in Manila between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Co-featured bout, Rex Tso will face India's Sagar Chouhan for the ten-round bout in what will be Tso's second fight since ending an eight-year sabbatical from the pro ranks earlier this year at the San Andres Sports Complex in Manila.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25WinGenisis LibranzaTKO3 (10), Feb 28, 202624Draw23–0–1Sagar ChouchanTD2 (10), Oct 26, 202523Win23–0Vergilio SilvanoKO5 (6), Aug 24, 202522Win22–0Kohei Kono7 (12)Oct 7, 201721Win 21–0Hirofumi MukaiKO 8 (12), Mar 11, 2017 20Win 20–0Ryuto MaekawaUD10Oct 8, 2016 19Win 19–0Young Gil-baeTKO4 (12), May 14, 2016 18Win 18–0 Bradley HoreTKO7 (10), Aug 29, 2015 17Win 17–0 Phum KunmatTKO4 (8), Jul 18, 2015 16Win 16–0 Michael EnriquezUD10 Mar 7, 2015 15Win 15–0 Espinos SabuUD8 Nov 23, 2014 14Win 14–0 John BajawaTKO 5 (8), Jul 19, 2014 13Win 13–0 Nattaphong PanpaewUD10 May 31, 2014 12Win 12–0 Mako MatsuyamaTKO8 (10), Feb 22, 2014 11Win 11–0 Chaloemchai KhrithammaratTKO1 (6), Nov 24, 2013 10Win 10–0 Rusalee Samor6 Jul 27, 2013 9Win 9–0 Wandee SingwanchaTKO4 (12), May 28, 2013 8Win 8–0 Timur Shailezov10 (12), Dec 11, 2012 7Win 7–0 Manot ComputUD4May 5, 2012 6Win 6–0 Torsak SingabasakTKO1 (10), Apr 26, 2012 5Win 5–0 Aldrin JanerTKO4 (4), Feb 19, 2012 4Win 4–0 Mabert PaulinoUD4Jan 28, 2012 3Win 3–0 Jeffrey Pajaroja2 (4), Dec 14, 20112Win 2–0 Unknown1 (4), Oct 25, 2011 1 Win 1–0 Xian Qian Wei4Sep 12, 2011
References
External links
Boxing Records - Rex Tso Rex Tso articles published by the South China Morning Post Rex Tso - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live