On March 6, Jakkapong Yomkhot entered the first match in the first round of the Paris Olympic Games Boxing. His opponent is Erkin Adylbek Uulu, Kyrgyzstan boxer. Jakkapong won the score after 3 rounds with a score of 4-1 (27-30, 29-28, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
With Jakkapong Yomkhot, this is his first match after 8 months to rest to treat the injury completely. The 28 -year -old boxer once won the 31st SEA Games, SEA Games 32, the Asian Boxing Championship 2022. However, his progressive momentum leveled off when he had a shoulder injury before ASIAD 19.
Sharing about Jakkapong's victory, Thai media said this is a testament to the advancement of sports medicine in this country. Instead of not treating Jakkapong in a “burning” way to attend ASIAD, Thailand gave him time to rest, recover, towards the Olympic Games.
The victory of Jakkapong Yomkhot helped the Thailand Boxing to increase the chance to win tickets to the Paris Olympic Games in the first qualifying period. Previously, the Southeast Asia country had 4 tickets to the Olympic Games from ASIAD 19, including 1 male boxer and 3 female boxers. The Philippines has 1 ticket, and Vietnam has no athletes.
Also on March 6, Boxing Vietnam had a representative participating in the Olympic qualifying round, boxer Hoang Ngoc Mai. She lost to the Azerbaijan opponent equal to the point in 3 rounds with a score of 0-4. On March 7, Vietnam will have another fighter competing, Vo Thi Kim Anh.