With a record of 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, Dinh Hong Quan Thuong Dai Tranh IBF Asia in The Grand Ho Tram Strip event organized by Cocky Buffalo Club. His opponent in this match is Delmar Pellio, Filipino boxer.
At the age of 22, Pellio is younger than Dinh Hong Quan but owns a better home performance table: 9 wins, 1 loss. Filipino punchers used to own a series of 9 wins until confronted Charly Suarez. Therefore, he is considered to be the opponent worthy of the army in this match.
With a slight advantage than the opponent in terms of arms and height, Dinh Hong Quan chose to keep the distance with Delmar Pellio to blow. In the opposite direction, the Filipino opponent constantly approached to launch heavy attacks. However, Pellio's punches were not too dangerous.
While Pellio was quite harmless with close attacks, Dinh Hong Quan proved superior and more effective when using long -range fighting. Vietnamese boxers constantly launched very heavy attacks on the abdomen and face of Pellio. The Philippine fighter only played on the same time in the first minutes, then completely weak.
While Pellio was in a standstill, Quan won the victory with strong punches. Entering the last 3 rounds of the match, Vietnamese boxers many times made the opponent staggered after each punch. On the side of Quan, he constantly provoked the opponent approaching to continue launching heavy attacks like a hammer.
At the end of 10 rounds, Dinh Hong Quan could not knock down Delmar Pellio as many fans expected. However, the victory for Vietnamese boxers is what everyone felt. The army won when all three referees marked the very difference: 98-92, 98-92 and 99-91.
With the victory over Delmar Pellio, Dinh Hong Quan became the first Vietnamese boxer to win the Asian IBF Boxing belt. Sharing after the match, Quan said his current goal was to continue protecting this prestigious belt. According to IBF's regulations, Quan will have to continue the upper radio for the next 4 months to hold the belt.