Chapter 270 Stealing the limelight
Du Sheng and others were not aware of the Japanese farce for the time being, and even if they knew, they would just laugh it off.

Most people can't do such a cool thing.

The next morning, Du Sheng was having breakfast after sending Zhang Baizhi to film.

Wang Yaoyang came to the door.

He took out the K1 GP semi-final match list sent by Ma Yaowei, as well as Hust's battle information.

Wang Yaoyang flipped through the chat records and said:
“Come to think of it, among the top four this time, the remaining three are all players from Huo Lan.

What’s even more amazing is that two of them were former championship winners.

As for the 'Giant God Soldier', it is simply the Thanos of the fighting world.

This lineup can only be described as a crushing defeat! "

Zhang Haolong couldn't help but ask in a low voice:

"Brother Sheng, what are your chances of winning this time?"

The name of Mr. Perfect, Just, is known to almost everyone in the fighting circle.

189厘米的身高加上110公斤的体重，职业战绩86胜9负1平，其中25次直接KO对手。

As the king of stand-up striking techniques, his signature X-shaped combo, coupled with a high-density upper and lower combination attack, often knocks out his opponents before they have time to defend themselves.

65kg weight difference + technical skills + 11 years of ring experience.

Logically speaking, with such a huge gap in strength, it is almost impossible for ordinary people to win.

But Du Sheng is not an ordinary person!
The previous champion was defeated by him.

As soon as Zhang Haolong said this, everyone in the car turned their heads to look over.

Du Sheng just smiled faintly:
"We won't know until we meet at noon. It's too early to talk about it now."

Everyone was confused. Do they have to meet or even fist bump in order to judge the opponent's approximate strength?

Looking back on past experiences, it seems to be true.

Sometimes, what you hear is not necessarily true, what you see is true.

In fact, Du Sheng didn't have too many worries.

Just has been active in the K1 ring for 11 years and has indeed set an unprecedented record of four finals championships.

Unfortunately, his power is relatively small, and he often relies on the rhythm and frequency of his strikes to make up for his lack of hard hitting ability.

Moreover, boxers in the fighting circle usually retire at around 35 years old.

He is already 37 years old, which is considered an elderly boxing star.

If we calculate the time, he will be knocked out by Bob Sapp, a layman in fighting, next year, which will become the biggest stain in his career.

To sum up, Hust's condition is no longer at its peak.

Against a boxer like Mark, he might be able to win easily.

But Du Sheng himself is also a technical type.

Even if the opponent is in his prime, relying on the five-layer iron-hard body of "Dragon Elephant" + various skills, he will not be afraid of head-on confrontation.

"Brother Sheng, Yao Wei is a little impatient and asked if we should buy lottery tickets in advance."

Wang Yaoyang picked up the phone and couldn't help asking again.

The day before yesterday, Ma Yaowei brought his men to Neon. In addition to collecting intelligence, the purpose was to ensure the betting matters.

After all, the two previous large bets and consecutive wins have attracted the attention of some people.

In order to prevent accidents, you need to make more preparations by purchasing in other cities.

In addition to Wang Jinhua's assistant, Liu Xiaoli also went to Neon!

Liu Xiaoli placed a relatively large bet, and not only called Liu Yifei's assistant, but also her cousin.

It seems that he is going to go all out.

The odds for [Juste VS Du Sheng] have already been released:

For KO, the odds are 1.89:2.62 respectively.
The odds of winning by points are 1.92:2.54
The odds of knocking out the opponent in the second round are 2.68:3.29
The odds of knocking out the opponent in the first round are 2.99:3.56
Even though the organizers and the public still prefer Hurst, Du Sheng's performance in the first two games was too shocking.

Especially since his debut, he has knocked out his opponents within two rounds in every match.

This will inevitably lower the odds.

Otherwise, if other people face the four-time champion, the odds can easily break 4.

Du Sheng originally planned to take it slow and continue to hide his shortcomings.

But think about it, with so many consecutive liquidations, the organizers and lottery companies can’t be fools.

No matter how weak you appear to the enemy, the odds will most likely be lowered.

Instead of fighting unpleasantly, it is better to be direct.

"800 million."

This is all the money Du Sheng left in Neon.

"One-round KO"

A stud!
And in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better to buy it in advance.

"One-round knockout?"

Wang Yaoyang took a deep breath when he heard this.

I kind of doubt whether I heard it wrongly.

After all, the opponent is the four-time champion!
Do you understand the value of the quadruple championship?

However, seeing Du Sheng's indifferent expression, he suppressed his thoughts and did not ask.

"Okay, I'll notify Yao Wei now!"

Zhang Haolong didn’t think too much about it and said excitedly.

He had been waiting for this sentence.

And this time, he planned to go all in with all his previous winnings!

As for losing?
Never thought about it at all.

After all, Du Sheng is not afraid of such a big bet.

This is more than just full of confidence.

On the other hand, at the K1 Affairs Bureau, the popularity of the semi-finals was so high and the momentum was so overwhelming that it exceeded the expectations of the top executives.

Needless to say, this is mostly due to the boxer who fought in the East.

Just like the catfish effect, it completely muddied the waters in the kickboxing world!
Because Du Sheng is the only welterweight player to reach the semi-finals in the ten years of K1 GP.

Such a huge difference in weight class is unprecedented.

Not only boxing fans were eagerly discussing it, even the boxers found it incredible.

Recently, there has been a lot of buzz about topics related to fighting and Du Sheng.

Even UFC and the boxing community got wind of the news.

Regardless of whether Du Sheng has mastered the essence of oriental martial arts or understands the legendary horizontal training kung fu, his popularity is even more exciting than the upcoming restart of UFC.

In order to ensure that the enthusiasm continues, Chairman Kazuyoshi Ishii simply called together shareholders to discuss:
"Should we suppress Just, or even consider letting him go?"

The purpose is simple, to help Du Sheng enter the finals smoothly.

Return to the throne of the global fighting world with K1!
Among the three major fighting fields, K1 has fallen from second to third.

No matter how short-sighted they are, they have to face this reality.

However, as soon as the topic was raised, it was rejected by the founder and former chairman Sadaharu Tanikawa.

"How short-sighted! It's simply drinking poison to quench thirst!"

Tanikawa Sadaharu said coldly:
"Just is about to retire, will he gamble his reputation for a little money?
Even if he agrees, what will be the price he will have to pay if the truth is revealed or he is blackmailed by someone?
Moreover, the long-term dominance of K1 GP by the Ho Lan has led to a stalemate in the promotion path. Have you ever thought that someone could actually overthrow it?"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Didn't mention it again.

However, most senior executives are still not optimistic about Du Sheng.

After all, the innate disadvantage is there, no matter what kind of training you do, it will be useless.

Unless this horizontal training is so powerful that it does not break the defense for three rounds and still has the physical strength to fight back!
But is this possible?
Despite this, in order to increase the popularity of the match, the K1 organization held a grand pre-match press conference as usual.

At noon that day, at the Xiangjiang Stadium.

Even though Du Sheng took the car into the reception area, he could still clearly hear the noisy sounds outside.

“Brother Sheng, today there are not only over a hundred domestic and overseas media present, but also over two thousand boxing fans. This is an unprecedented event!”

Zhang Haolong was full of excitement.

After all, he is a Hong Konger, and such a grand event makes him feel proud.

Not to mention, the contestant was his recognized brother-in-law.

It would be strange if I wasn't excited.

Du Sheng was moved to see so many people coming to support him, but he gradually got used to it and said with a smile:
"Let's go, don't keep the organizers waiting for too long."

The Hong Kong organizer that K1 teamed up with this time was none other than the team behind "Wulin".

Du Sheng greeted a few acquaintances, then brought Wang Yaoyang and others to the front desk.

As soon as Du Sheng appeared, the whole audience was boiling with cheers.

Even at the pre-match press conference, there were thousands of people waiting early to catch a glimpse of the action.

The cameras of major media also began to get busy, and flash lights flickered like stars, illuminating the entire stage.

It seems to herald the arrival of a historical moment.

Almost at the same time, Hust walked into the ring from the other side.

Compared with Du Sheng, who was the center of everyone's attention, his appearance seemed a little deserted and quite awkward.

By the way, this was not the first time that Just had seen Du Sheng's name in the newspaper.

He was originally happy to see Du Sheng's rising popularity.

Because the more famous Du Sheng is, the more attention this boxing match will receive.

Although the opponent this time is weaker, it is not a bad thing for him to attract more attention.

Moreover, Just also noticed that the K1 forum was almost unanimously mocking Du Sheng, the oriental boy's arrogance and cowardice.

This means that most of the audience will then turn to support me.

As long as he defeats the weakest of the top four, he will only have one player left to defend his title.

However, the expected scene did not occur today.

Instead, it made Juste particularly uncomfortable!
As a star boxer who has won four K1 championships, he actually lost in popularity to an action star who crossed over to compete in the competition?

This situation made Just feel more or less insulted.

Therefore, he went from smiling when he came on stage to looking gloomy when he sat down.

Fortunately, he was black, otherwise his face would be even uglier.

After taking their seats, the first thing the event organizers did was to introduce the event details to the media, thereby creating a lot of publicity.

Just and Du Sheng were less than two meters apart, their eyes locked on their opponent.

Seeing that Du Sheng was shorter than him in both build and height, he could hardly hide the contempt and disdain in his eyes.

That's right, disdain.

I feel like competing with such an opponent is completely lowering my own standards!
The black people are known for being rough and uncouth because they don't like superficial pretentiousness.

In addition, since Du Sheng had previously overshadowed him, Juste was already burning with jealousy.

Fortunately, the managers of the K1 organization were very alert and, after a brief introduction, went straight into the question-and-answer session with journalists.

At the press conference, Just said in front of all the media:

"Please prepare the ambulance, I will break his bones before the KO!"

Threatening words before a match is a common scene in fighting competitions and is also a means used by organizers to increase ratings.

But oftentimes, contestants will bring their personal grudges to the press conference, making the scene even more real and intense.

Hust obviously wanted to provoke Du Sheng's anger and give him a warning before the game.

Du Sheng didn't buy it and just picked up the Wahaha cigarette from the sponsoring brand on the table and threw it casually.

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(End of this chapter)