Ch.207Seems like they’ve gotten stronger since the Olympics

The Asian Games boxing rules follow amateur boxing format.

Just like the Olympics, it consists of 3 rounds, 3 minutes per round, with 1 minute rest between rounds.

And here too, like in the Olympics, there’s a peculiarity with the heavyweight division.

Due to the relatively small number of competitors,

they skip the preliminaries and start directly from the quarterfinals.

This is unavoidable given the characteristics of Asian Games boxing where heavyweight entries are limited.

That’s why although the 2018 Asian Games opening ceremony started on August 18th,

the heavyweight boxing matches didn’t begin until August 28th.

In other words, rather than heating up from the opening ceremony,

they would start at the most delicious part, when some medals had already been won and only the important matches remained.

“Good that we don’t have those small preliminaries, can save energy.”

“Energy? Why suddenly?”

“Obviously because of Kim Donghu, what else?”

Perhaps that’s why.

The athletes were unnecessarily more nervous.

The heavyweight boxing schedule starting from the quarterfinals.

Just 3 matches.

Only 3 people would get the opportunity to face Kim Donghu.

“Is facing Kim Donghu that important?”

“Coach, you don’t need to try calming me down like that.”

“…”

“Kim Donghu is currently the highest wall in amateur boxing. You know what that means.”

A measure of skill.

Someone against whom you can objectively evaluate your talent.

Rumors said he had already knocked down several pro heavyweight boxers at Drake Gym.

Though unconfirmed, it somehow seemed credible.

It wouldn’t make sense for such a monster not to succeed in the professional world.

“Sigh… I need to stop my hands from shaking before the quarterfinals.”

Like this, athletes from each country except Kim Donghu were extremely nervous.

“To win gold, I must absolutely defeat Kim Donghu.”

What a comedy this was.

“I heard some people from the WBC side came too.”

“From the pros?”

“It’s heavyweight, and they’re probably here to see Kim Donghu. How good he is… and how profitable he could be.”

“Profitable?”

“Yes, profitable.”

The order got slightly mixed up, but

if Kim Donghu takes the gold medal in this competition.

“His value will skyrocket. Already dominating the world at the Olympics, and now confirming it at the Asian Games.”

Skill, not luck.

Though no one would call it luck anyway,

conservative organizations typically want to see various proofs.

“Plus his star quality… once that’s confirmed and verified, countless offers will pour in.”

Kim Donghu’s straightforward personality also played a part.

“What did he say when asked about going pro?”

“That he’d consider it if they paid him enough.”

“Right, Westerners love that kind of boldness.”

Anyone could see his position was the underdog, but

his skill was not that of an underdog but a monster.

Though it’s the Asian Games, his ability to draw global attention.

The qualities of a born star.

“The quarterfinals… I’m really looking forward to it.”

While heavyweight boxers were expressing their tremendous expectations for Kim Donghu.

“I enjoyed the movie, you were still so cool.”

“That’s just because you still see me as cool.”

“Of course, what woman would see her man as uncool?”

Kim Donghu was smiling brightly at a face he hadn’t seen in a long time.

“When you say it like that, I get embarrassed.”

“You were really shy back then too.”

“You were the same.”

“Yeah, I was back then. But I don’t think I would be now.”

“What do you mean?”

“…I think you know exactly what I mean? Is this a bad hand?”

“What man doesn’t touch his woman?”

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“Is this for real? He’s not Tyson.”

Yerim mentioned an anecdote about a famous boxer and smiled broadly.

“We meet after so long, and you hurt me like this.”

“Who came into my room and kissed me first?”

“I thought I could hold back after watching the movie, but I couldn’t.”

It’s been 2 years for us.

Like a fairy trailing her tail,

Yerim exuded an incredibly aristocratic aura in the time they hadn’t seen each other.

Should I say elegant?

She gave off a seductive and very mature scent.

“I really enjoyed ‘Cutting the Knot.’ I cried watching it.”

“You cried?”

“Yes, it reminded me of when we broke up. I really related to having to part ways unavoidably.”

With those words, as if she had no strength left to speak,

Yerim flopped down on the bed.

“I’d like to come close and give you a good luck kiss, but it’s really too much.”

“Just do what your body can handle, what’s the problem?”

“I guess I can’t handle it alone…”

“…Huh?”

“I think I need at least four more people…”

It seems like you’re planning to take responsibility, but how confident are you?

I smiled faintly at Yerim’s following words.

“Somehow.”

I’m very greedy.

Once I grab something, I never let go, even if I die.

With those words, I left the room.

How long had it been?

I wasn’t sure exactly, but what was certain was that I was overflowing with energy.

‘Isn’t it usually the woman who overflows with energy after this?’

This isn’t some martial arts demonic cultivation.

Why is my energy getting even more intense?

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

“…Donghu, you’re not planning to kill someone today, right? You need to control your power.”

It was serious enough that even Coach Sangha was worried.

“R-really?”

“Yeah… the mitts are about to burst. My hands might burst too.”

“…”

Still, we couldn’t skip practice.

“Donghu! Donghu! Save me!”

Leaving Coach Sangha to be sacrificed unwillingly behind me.

Time passed quickly to August 28th.

The time for the first match approached.

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Interest in Korean boxing is quite minimal.

Though familiar in daily life through diet and body correction,

it wasn’t at a level that could be called a major sport.

However.

<“Ah! Currently our nation’s pride! Kim Donghu is entering the ring!”>

Due to a single individual, popularity was being forcibly driven up.

From commentators to casters.

The lineup with full attention, scheduling, and number of cameras.

It wasn’t just a few lines in an article.

They were completely focused on broadcasting Kim Donghu’s boxing match.

<“His condition looks amazing, doesn’t it? His self-management is incredible.”>

<“That’s right. Usually in big matches like this, one gets nervous… but Kim Donghu shows none! None of that at all!”>

<“Perhaps it’s because he’s already set unprecedented records at the Olympic stage, it’s truly amazing!”>

<“Ah, as we speak, Han Lei from China has climbed into the ring first and seems to be saying something.”>

<“Is it provocation? Judging by his tone, it seems like it.”>

The hosts were diligently commenting on the strangely unfolding situation in the ring.

A suddenly heated atmosphere appearing out of nowhere.

The problem was that only the opponent was getting heated up.

Kim Donghu was still maintaining a calm face.

<“Ah, Kim Donghu with a sage-like face! Just laughed it off. His character is good too.”>

<“When it comes to Kim Donghu, his character needs no introduction, there’s too much to say.”>

After the heated atmosphere delayed the match for about 2 minutes,

the broadcasters quickly filled the potentially boring gap.

<“Oh, I hear we have an interview from before. Shall we take a look?”>

<“Great! Let’s see Kim Donghu’s interview filled with incredible confidence right now!”>

A breathing space using the delayed time.

At this point, Kim Donghu’s interview was broadcast on TV.

-If you have anything to say to your opponents this time, what would it be?

-Same as before. Forfeit, I don’t want to hurt you.

Bold provocation.

This statement had already spread worldwide long ago.

Looking at it that way, it wasn’t for nothing that the opponent was getting heated up.

“But he really is cool, how is he only 22? What was I doing at 22?”

“Senior, you shouldn’t think like that. It’s weird to even compare yourself to him.”

“True, it’s an honor just to be mentioned in the same breath as him.”

Since Kim Donghu was the first to provoke.

Anyway, after the short interview video ended.

The atmosphere seemed to have calmed down somewhat, and the camera focused back on the ring.

<“Yes, the referee is about to signal the start of the match.”>

<“The bell has rung! Both are trying to gauge distance with their guards… Ah! At that moment, Kim Donghu dives in!”>

Lightning-fast movement.

He extends his front foot while strongly pushing off his back foot, diving in instantly.

Since his opponent was Han Lei, who had made it to the Asian Games,

he barely managed to react and tried to throw a punch, but.

Thud!

Even faster, Kim Donghu’s shoulder deflected Han Lei’s punch midway.

The punch, unable to deliver its full power, pathetically hit the air,

and simultaneously, Kim Donghu’s fist landed precisely on Han Lei’s liver.

Bang!

The sound of a hammer striking a tire forcefully comes from a human body.

“Kuhak…!”

Instantly, his vision blurs and his mind becomes hazy.

They say bones and muscles can be trained, but internal organs cannot.

“Uuuuugh!”

But he endures.

He doesn’t go down and tries to continue the match.

“No, no… I…!”

The first thing Han Lei sees with that thought is not a light of hope.

“I told you to forfeit.”

It’s Kim Donghu’s fist, prepared to deeply embed itself in his temple.

Bang!

The world shakes and he can’t tell up from down.

Where is the ground, where is the sky?

In that confusion, as a short uppercut is about to connect with Han Lei’s chin.

<“Ah, the referee! The referee has urgently stepped in!”>

<“TKO declaration! Kim Donghu! Is he making history again? It’s a TKO in 18 seconds of the first round!”>

<“A devil, truly a devil in the ring! Emperor! Absolute ruler! Any superlative fits him!”>

<“You must run away! If you meet Kim Donghu in the ring, you must run away!”>

As the match ended,

the arena instantly erupted into chaos.

Everyone wore expressions as if wondering what they had just witnessed.

[Dae Dong Hu (GIF warning, data warning)]

(Scene of Kim Donghu delivering an 18-second TKO)

-Would you believe that the fist that could destroy Korea, no, the world, is in Korea?

ㄴHe might have died if the referee hadn’t stopped it

ㄴWhat did Kim Donghu eat? Why is he like this?

ㄴSeems stronger than during the Olympics

The community uproar was just a bonus.