On the pitch on 17/5, the pressure weighed a lot on the shoulder of the boxer Tran Van Thao of the Vietnam boxing team. He was the only fighter of the host country in this match, and also encountered a very hard opponent. It was Kornelius Kwangu Langu, the former SEA Games champion of Indonesia.
In the previous Thailand Boxing Prize, Tran Van Thao only won a fascinating star before Langu. The similarity between the two boxers makes many people predict this will be a very balanced match. That was shown in the first minute of the first half, when Langu dominated and led Tran Van Thao at his pace.
However, “The Trigger” is only weak during that time of the match. In the rest of the first half, Tran Van Thao regained the game back to attack Langu. At the end of the match, 4/5 assessment of the first half victory over the Vietnamese boxer. The only person who said Thao Lang Lang was Malaysia assessment.
Entering the second half, the advantage of Tran Van Thao before Langu is shown more clearly. The exact number of punches The Trigger takes place faster and more. At the middle of the second half, Langu even fell down because of the missing step when handing over with Tran Van Thao. In this Hiep, Thao continued to win with a clear gap.
Tran Van Thao Thang convinced with a big gap
With 2 rounds of victory in hand, the victory almost holding firmly in the hands of the host country. He continued to maintain the advantage of winning in the third half and the blow towards Langu. The last half continued to be a clear victory of Tran Van Thao, through which he won the final with a score of 5-0.
The victory of Tran Van Thao is also the first victory of the Vietnam Boxing team at the 31st SEA Games. With the defeat of Langu, Tran Van Thao officially reached the semi -final of the 52kg men's 52kg SEA Games and certainly had a medal in this tournament. His opponent in the next round was Myanmar boxer.
Previously, the Vietnamese boxers competed on the first day, Nguyen Van Duong, Vu Thanh Dat and Bui Phuoc Tung have stopped. The case of the most unfortunate when he could not play by Covid-19, and Tung and Dat both failed against stronger boxers from Thailand and the Philippines.