As the third member of the Vietnam Boxing team competing in the 2nd Paris Olympic Games, Nguyen Manh Cuong encountered a rather strong opponent. It was Robertas Liorancas, Lithuanian boxer (Lithuania). He has a lot of international experience in recent years.
On the side of Nguyen Manh Cuong, the representative of Vietnam decided to play in the 80kg class, instead of 92kg to be able to achieve better achievements. Meanwhile, in domestic leagues, he often fought in 86kg. However, before a strong opponent like Liorancas, he was unable to overwhelm.
At the end of 3 rounds, victory by calculating the point in favor of Lithuanian boxers. Nguyen Manh Cuong stopped at the 2nd round of Olympic. This is also the only match of Boxing Vietnam on the 2nd day of competition. Entering May 26, two boxers Vu Thanh Dat and Nguyen Duc Long will play.
Vu Thanh Dat (63.5kg men's weight) played in the afternoon of May 26. His opponent is Erdenebatyn Tsendbaatar, Mongolian boxer. Meanwhile, Nguyen Duc Long (weight of 71kg) will play in the evening. He encountered Wanderson de Oliveira, Brazilian boxer.
In the second qualifying round of the Paris Olympic Games Boxing, the Vietnamese team sent a squad of 11 fighters to attend, competing 11/12 to register. Boxing Vietnam does not send boxers to play 92kg weight. Meanwhile, the 54kg weight class has tickets to attend the Olympic Games of Vo Thi Kim Anh.