The ageing Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev romped to success in the most recent the Prizefighter tournament at York Hall, Bethnal Green to claim the Prizefighter featherweight title against Welshman Rhys Roberts.
The 40 year-old was determined to make up for his previous unsuccessful attempt for the crown when he lost against Derry Mathews in the semi final of the super featherweights in November. He left nothing to chance destroying Lee Glover in the opening contest and never looked back. He used his wily experience to out-manouver the over matched George Jupp in the semi-final and Roberts in the final to claim victory in the 22nd edition of Matchroom Sport’s unique tournament that has collected a cult following in the UK.
Choi said of his performance: “I used my experience and just bullied him, He tried to grab too much and that didn’t work against me. I want to thank my fans and my team for this.”
I think after the unfinished of the super featherweight tournament Choi had something to prove and he certainly did that with a renewed sense of purpose and vigour last Saturday night. Choihasn’t mentioned anything about the future as yet but if the Mongolian warrior chooses to hang them up then he has certainly conquered his demons and can go with his head held high.
Credit: Lawrence Lustig
This coming Saturday sees the mouthwatering contest between the fighting machine that is Michael Katsidis against former Super featherweight champion Ricky Burns. I for one can’t wait to see Katsidis in action again, he is a real warrior of the sport with a throw back style and mentality that is always a crow pleaser. I hope that one day he gets the title he has been chasing for so long, but first and definately not to be underestimated comes the Scotsman. . .
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