Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 911 - 644 Go Bob_3

This February, S.H.E's album "Magical Journey," Jolin Tsai's "Castle," Lin Junjie's "Second Heaven" in June, Jay Chou's "Common Jasmine Orange" in August, Will Pan's "Wu Ha" in September, Stefanie Sun's "Stefanie" in October, and Angela Chang's "Aurora" at the end of November were all released.

With a similar style, their domestic sales were quite impressive.

Zhang Yadong knew Link sang English songs well, so he suggested adding these three songs.

Link was highly skilled in singing and had an exceptional ability to interpret songs, making the album recordings smooth. The recording took one week, and post-production only required about ten days.

By the end of November, his second album's promotional single "When You Are Old" began airing on major radio stations and TV music channels.

Due to the high quality of his first album, which earned him many fans, plus his fame as an Olympic champion and boxing star, this song attracted significant media and fan attention upon release.

According to IFPI statistics, in the first three days after its release, the song achieved six billion public plays on domestic platforms, with nearly every street and alley playing it. Link's soulful and magnetic voice was heard everywhere.

The song also received praise from domestic professional media and musicians.

However, Link was indifferent to the acclaim, as his goal in singing remained to earn money, expand his fame, and draw more attention to his boxing matches.

At the start of December, while the company was busy promoting his second album, Link, along with his boxing team, traveled to Panama City in Central America to participate in a match against Nicaraguan boxer Ricardo Mayorga.

Ricardo Mayorga is a renowned welterweight boxer, 31 years old this year, debuted in 1993, and has won WBA-WBC Welterweight World Champion and Ring Magazine Welterweight Champion titles.

Earlier this year, he moved up to the middleweight category, defeating Eric Mitchell and Cory Spinks to become the International Boxing King in the middleweight division, ranking 32nd in the category.

His nickname is "Bullfighter."

His current professional record stands at 27 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw.

Just like Link, Mayorga is also challenging middleweight champion Hopkins, so the boxing organization arranged a match between the two, with the winner advancing to the next round of rankings.

The match was held in Panama City, the capital of Panama, which is the political, economic, cultural center and financial hub of Central America, and home to the famous Panama Canal.

The city's economy is quite developed and is also where the World Boxing Association (WBA) headquarters is located.

This match took place in the Panama National Stadium.

Due to the good reputations of Link and Mayorga, nearly 15,000 spectators attended the match on the day, and the prize money was set at US$2 million, with the winner taking 70%.

Reportedly, Mayorga also received a US$200,000 appearance fee, as he is more famous in Central America.

As the match started, Mayorga took the initiative and launched an aggressive offense.

His fighting style resembled Pacquiao's, with extremely fast punches, agile movements, and excellent coordination between his fists and footwork.

Once hit, Mayorga's punches kept coming in relentless waves, making him very difficult to handle.

In terms of overall capabilities, Mayorga was far superior to Link's previous opponent, Robert Allen.

However, compared to Link, Mayorga's boxing technique had some flaws—for instance, his excessive focus on speed reduced the power of his punches, resulting in less forceful blows compared to Mario.

Link got hit three to four times consecutively by Mayorga yet barely felt any pain.

He raised his arms to defend, preventing Mayorga from deliberately feigning weakness to sneak in heavy punches amidst his jabs and catch him off guard.

After warding off Mayorga's attacks, Link seized the opportunity during the brief intermission in Mayorga's offense to launch a counteroffensive, though Mayorga's reaction speed proved sharp as he swiftly retreated and raised his arms to adopt a defensive posture.

Link was determined not to let Mayorga prolong the match, so he quickly disrupted Mayorga's offensive rhythm and began a counteroffensive.

"Using one's own methods to tackle theirs."

He attacked Mayorga's arm defenses with jabs delivered at lightning speed: Left Jab + Right Jab + Left Straight Punch + Right Straight Punch.

His punches were not only fast and ferocious but also precisely targeted.

After executing three straight combinations, Link broke through Mayorga's defenses with a powerful straight punch that landed squarely on his opponent's nose, causing Mayorga to stagger backward, spraying sweat from his hair and hitting the ropes behind him.

Link followed up immediately, maintaining his intense aggression.

When Mayorga attempted to use a clinch strategy, Link struck his left rib with three consecutive Liver Blow Punches, forcing Mayorga to clutch his ribs and crouch on the ground.

The referee quickly rushed over to stop the fight and began a ten-count.

Mayorga failed to get up within the allotted time.

The referee raised Link's arm, declaring him the winner.

Link's current professional record stands at 12 wins with 12 knockouts, ranking 32nd in the middleweight division.

This match earned Link nearly a million US dollars.

"Haha, Link, well done! I'm increasingly convinced you can defeat Hopkins and become the new middleweight champion."

After the match, Bob Arum walked into the locker room, patted Link's shoulder, and laughed.

"I'm not interested in being champion. What I want is to make tons of U.S. dollars. So the company should figure out a way to make my fights attract more viewers and sponsors. That way, we both get to make money, don't we?"

Link said as he unwrapped the protective tape on his hands.

"More U.S. dollars? Oh, Link, you've been in the game for less than three months, yet your per-match earnings have already exceeded a million US dollars. That's faster than Tyson, Hoyle, or Mayweather earned during their early days. You're still not satisfied with that?"

Bob Arum stared at him in disbelief.

Link shrugged, "How can they compare to me? I'm a three-time Olympic gold medalist across multiple sports disciplines, already well-known before entering the boxing ring. Since I joined, I've won every match by knockout in the first round. Can they do that?

Bob, when we signed the contract, we agreed our goal was the same: to make money. Now I'm doing my best in each match to win decisively, making headlines and generating buzz, but are you putting enough effort into promotions?

Bob, you're the best promoter in the boxing industry. I trust you can do even better, right?"

Link patted Bob's arm in encouragement.