On April 11, the Boxing Championship of strong teams nationwide 2024 conducted a technical meeting, as well as drawing the branches. In the weight of 57kg women aged 19-40, the reigning champion Nguyen Thi Thanh Hao participated in the competition. However, she was classified as difficult.
According to the random draw results announced by the organizers, Thanh Hao will face Ngo Thi Mai Chuc in the first match. Mai Chuc is considered as a fighter possessing good quality, as well as the durable physical foundation of the Hanoi Women's Boxing team. To defeat Mai Chuc, Thanh Hao may spend a lot of effort.
In the case of overcoming Mai Chuc, the next opponent waited for Thanh Hao in the quarterfinals was Do Thi Trang (Thai Binh). Do Thi Trang is currently the national player. In 2023, she won the championship of both tournaments in the weight of 60kg. By this year's tournament, this boxer moved to 57kg to compete.
In fact, at the 57kg weight class, the most appreciated fighters in terms of expertise were “gathered” in Thanh Hao's fight. Besides the boxers of Ho Chi Minh City, Do Thi Trang and Ngo Thi Mai Chuc are all considered as the faces capable of reaching the final.
Nguyen Thi Thanh Hao was born in 2000, a member of the Ho Chi Minh City boxing team. In 2023, she was summoned to the national team and attended the world championship. In the domestic arena, Thanh Hao is a “holding” athletes in the 57kg weight class, where she proved superior to the remaining boxers.
As a national champion, Thanh Hao is currently not summoned to the team, although her weight class is part of the Olympic competition program. Replacing Thanh Hao is Nguyen Huyen Tran, Tien Giang athlete. Huyen Tran lost Thanh Hao in the final of the Boxing Championship of 2023, and did not have good achievements when playing internationally.