Rafael reminded everyone that Link had to diet to control his weight, which meant he was competing on an empty stomach, making the competition even tougher.
Hearing Rafael say this, everyone suddenly realized and applauded Link in admiration.
Link did not refute. If he had fought against Degale at 78 kilograms, he indeed would have been more confident of knocking him out. However, for a world champion, having an amateur record of all KOs wasn't important. Initially, he focused on KOs mainly to attract media attention to negotiate a better signing bonus with the companies.
Now that he had signed and gained greater fame, and was already a household name as a world champion, moving to professional bouts, missing one KO wouldn't matter much. This imperfection could even generate more news topics.
"Go Link! Go Link!"
As he thought, cheers in Chinese reached his ears. Link turned his head towards the big screen, which was showing footage from before the finals.