'A bald headed fellow wants to step up': Paulo Aokuso's savage taunt as presser gets personal
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Paulo Aokuso brutally vowed to "end" Clay Waterman's professional boxing career after already cruelling the boxer's Olympic dream.
Aokuso and Waterman exchanged some entertaining trash talk at Sydney's Bondi Boxing Club on Friday but there is some genuine bad blood and plenty of history between the pair.
'Sweet P' Aokuso beat Waterman in a split decision in the finals of the trials for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Paulo Aokuso after defeating Emmanuel Danso. Stan Sport
Aokuso went on to reach the round of 16 in Japan before embarking on an impressive pro career in which he holds a 7-0 record.
Waterman (13-1) stepped up to the press conference microphones first and took aim at Aokuso for being "boring."
Aokuso then repeatedly interrupted Waterman while ringside before mocking his outfit choice during his meeting with reporters.
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Clay Waterman and Paulo Aokuso. Photo: Kombatants Supplied
"That's not sharp. You've got to finish the whole fit. I don't know what that is. He's probably got no socks on. He's that stupid... bald ass boy," Aokuso said.
"There's not really that much of a beef. It's more just him having a sook... I'm here to end his career. Like, I already ended his amateur career. He wanted to go to the Olympics, so he cried.
"But now I'm going to end his pro career... in Australia, obviously no-one wants to fight me, but I'm glad that he stepped up. A bald headed fellow wants to step up."
Clay Waterman and Paulo Aokuso. Photo: Kombatants Supplied
The pair will fight for the WBC Australasian light heavyweight title in the 'Uncaged' co-main event in Penrith on November 20.
"I think he's just a little bit nervous, talking too much," Waterman said.
"We've had some history and I'm happy with our history because it's built up to be such a big fight now. I think this is one of Australia's biggest fights and I'm keen for it and I'm ready... being on a big platform like this, everyone in Australia is going to see."
In the headline fight, former UFC star Tyson Pedro will make his pro boxing debut after recovering from a fractured elbow.
Pedro will take on Australian heavyweight champion Kris Terzievski at Panthers Leagues Club after the injury forced their original June 12 fight date to be rescheduled.
Pedro on Friday declared himself "100 per cent" fit after going through "hell and back again to get back to this point."
