In the first match of defending the Lion Championship, 56kg male weight, Pham Van Nam won against Dinh Van Huong. The neck lock in the third half of Van Nam made Van Huong forced to tap out to give up. This match was also voted as the most attractive competition of Lion Championship 8.
Pham Van Nam's victory on the day of protecting the Lion Championship belt is even more meaningful, when he does it on his birthday. As noted by Ithethao.vn, Van Nam's relatives appeared at the event. Everyone even brought his birthday cake to congratulate his son.
Previously, Van Nam did not have much time with his family because of the decision to “Nam Tien” to pursue a professional MMA career. Martial artists like Van Nam are always an example of overcoming difficulties to pursue passion. Before coming to MMA, Van Nam had to do many different jobs to make a living.
It is expected that in the coming time, Van Nam will continue to stick with Lion Championship. The next opponent of the 31 -year -old boxer may be Do Huy Hoang, who lost to Van Nam in the final of the tournament last year. Tran Trong Kim and Nguyen Thanh Do are also potential faces in 56kg weight.
Lion Championship's 56kg weight weight is considered the most fierce arena, when the number of boxers ranked A is no less than 15 people. Many boxers competed in this weight class who once represented Vietnam to play sports high -end international records such as Wushu, Kickboxing.