Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 658 - 473 A Beauty Has an Appointment

Without waiting for the referee to come over or for Hopkins to regain his balance, he pursued with a jab that pierced the opponent's defense and landed hard on the bridge of his nose. As the opponent crashed into the ropes, he followed up with a vicious straight punch.

Bam! Bang bang!

As Hopkins was struck in the nose, a gush of blood sprayed out, his eyes rolled back, his mind muddled, nearly losing consciousness. But Link still didn't intend to let him off and quickly followed up with left swing punches and upper hook punches from both sides.

"Stop!"

The referee hurried over, pulling on Link's arm, asking him to stop.

Link lowered his fists and took two polite steps back.

After tottering left and right, Hopkins collapsed to his knees with a clang and then fell face forward onto the canvas.

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Boom!

Once the two were separated, the audience erupted as if the volume had been suddenly turned up, with noise instantly filling the space.

What had just happened occurred in the blink of an eye; the spectators saw the fighters exchanging blows when Hopkins suddenly leapt onto Link's shoulder and clung to his neck with his arm, a clear violation of the rules not allowed in official matches.

Just when everyone thought Link would respond with a slam, he merely 'gently' pushed Hopkins away with his fist.

And just as everyone thought the match would continue, Link went on the attack with several heavy punches, like a storm, knocking Hopkins to the ground.

It was brutal.

"So this is your strategy? Doesn't seem very effective."

Below the ring, Eddie Hearn glanced at Hoyle and said.

"It's not the strategy that's bad, it's that Link, the bastard, is too tough to handle, nothing works on him,"

Hoyle said through gritted teeth.

Originally, he thought Link, being young and hot-blooded with less match experience, would definitely go for a slam in such a situation and might even kick Hopkins a couple of times.

But Link didn't; he still fought steadily and calmly, not arrogant or rash, denying Hopkins any chance to play dirty.

Against such a cautious and wary opponent, even the top boxers of the sixties and seventies would be helpless.

"To deal with Link, you've got Hopkins learning combat sports? Haha, how ridiculous. Just to win, you guys at Golden Boy don't care about losing face, and you're a former world champion at that," Franco sneered.

Hoyle's face changed colors; truthfully, this tactic wasn't his plan, it was Hopkins improvised in the heat of the moment, but now under these circumstances, no matter how he explained it, Franco probably wouldn't listen.

"...5, 4, 3, 2, 1!"

On the ring, the referee counted out loud to ten, and Hopkins didn't get up.

Subsequently, Hopkins' team's doctor escorted him off the stage, and the ring referee grabbed Link's arm, walking him to the center of the ring. When the main judge declared Link the winner by knockout, the ring referee raised Link's arm.

"Yeah!"

"Link won! Link Oppa is the champion!"

The crowd cheered loudly, the fans energetically waved Link's posters, and Link's "Unstoppable" started playing through the stadium's speakers.

The place turned into a sea of joy.

"Yeah! Link Oppa won, that's amazing, I want to get Link Oppa's autograph."

At the Girls' Generation side, Yoona looked at Link and said excitedly.

"Me too, let's go together."

Lee Soon-kyu and Huang Miyeong echoed excitedly.

"Wait a minute! There are too many Link Oppa fans on the scene right now. If we go over at this time, it will be troublesome if the fans recognize us,"

Taeyeon, the leader, held them back and said.

"What can we do? I want to get Link oppa's autograph."

"Me too! I declare Link is my only idol, my lifetime idol."

"Taeyeon, you and Link oppa have the best relationship, so how about you invite him again? Let's treat Link oppa to Korean barbecue, how does that sound?"

Jessica Jung suggested.

"That's a brilliant idea, I agree."

Yoona voiced her support first.

"I agree too."

The rest, including the youngest, Seohyun, also raised their hands.

"Seohyun, didn't you say that Link oppa is a playboy, and that you don't like him? Why do you want to invite him to barbecue as well?"

Lee Soon-kyu teased with a smile.

Seohyun shook her head, "I, I don't dislike Link oppa. Although he's a bit of a playboy, something he should correct, he also has many excellent qualities worth learning from. For example, he sings very well, he's super good at songwriting, his movies are classics, and he's an Olympic champion with the best swimming skills in the world..."

"Okay, we believe you're a fan of Link oppa too. Taeyeon, what do you think?"

The members all looked at Kim Taeyeon.

Taeyeon blinked her eyes, feeling a bit troubled. She and Link indeed had a certain relationship.

After that concert, they would also send messages about life and music. She was always excited when chatting with Link. After a few conversations, they seemed to hit it off well and could talk about anything, even intimate topics.

But chatting over the phone was very different from meeting in person. Behind the screen, she could say anything.

When she met Link in person, she would become nervous and restrained.

Link was so handsome and a world-class superstar, a super-rich tycoon, with a net worth that, in Korean Won, amounted to over thirty trillion—intimidating to say the least.

And she was just an ordinary girl, with at most a bit of fame in South Korea, totally incomparable to Link.

Now, to take the initiative to ask Link out, on the one hand, she worried that Link might be too busy and refuse, which would disappoint her, and on the other hand, she worried about what would happen if Link agreed. What would she talk to him about?

The more she thought about it, the more nervous she became.

"Taeyeon, what are you thinking about? Last time Link oppa agreed to visit our dorm, it shows he considers you a good friend. Now that he's in South Korea for a match, it's only polite for us to host a dinner for him," Jessica Jung said.

"Taeyeon, don't hesitate, call Link oppa quickly."

"Yes, Taeyeon, if you don't call, we'll go directly to Link oppa for an autograph," the Girls' Generation members urged.

"Alright, alright!"

Under everyone's encouragement, Taeyeon sent a message to Link, saying that her teammates wanted to invite him for Korean barbecue and asking if he had time?

After everyone dispersed, Taeyeon took out her phone and added another message, saying if he was too busy and didn't have time, he shouldn't force himself, everything depends on oppa's schedule.

After sending it, she felt it wasn't enthusiastic enough, so she sent another message, saying if oppa could come, that would be great. They would definitely prepare the most delicious Korean beef to treat him and looked forward to his reply.

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After the match, Link, with two Golden Belts, was interviewed by numerous media outlets.

Facing questions from reporters from various countries, he shared some thoughts on the match, praised Hopkins, and spoke highly of South Korean boxing fans.

Praising the opponent was actually a way of praising himself, and of course, the fans were the loveliest people in the world. Having many fans cheering for him at the match made him fight even harder.

At the venue, he also took the initiative to sign autographs for some boxing fans and took many photos with them.

After being busy at the front for over an hour, he returned to the dressing room to pack up. While checking his phone, he saw a few messages. The first one was from Jun Ji-hyun, congratulating him on his victory, saying he fought well, and asking if he had time today to go out for Korean cuisine, or if not today, another day would do.

The second, third, and fourth messages were from Kim Taeyeon.

He read them over, smiled lightly, and replied that he could make it, but he had some work to attend to today and wouldn't have time to come out. Tomorrow afternoon would be possible, and he asked where in Seoul the best Korean barbecue was, hoping to experience it with her.

Taeyeon quickly replied that tomorrow would be great, and she said the location was a secret but guaranteed it would be top-grade Korean beef.

Link responded by asking if it could be just the two of them, as too many people could lead to exposure and could potentially start rumors affecting their reputations.

After more than ten seconds, Taeyeon replied that she was discussing the location with her teammates and ensured utmost secrecy, and suggested they could have a private chat after the gathering.

Link agreed.

There were also congratulatory messages on his phone from Bang Si-hyuk, CEO of Big Hit Entertainment, and leaders of the boy group 2AM and the newly formed BTS, representing the members congratulating him, as well as messages from a few Korean actresses he had collaborated with.

Link picked a few messages to respond to. Aside from Bang Si-hyuk, the other replies were more simple and formulaic.

After doing this, he called Jun Ji-hyun to say he had two promotional events and a cocktail party to attend later, and would probably be available around six in the evening. He asked where she intended to treat him.

Jun Ji-hyun said that dining out would attract paparazzi harassment. She wanted to host him at home and asked if that was convenient for him.

Link said that would be fine.