At the end of this month, Vietnamese -Australian boxers Martin Nguyen will return to the ring in the confrontation with “Korean god” Kim Jae Woong on September 24 at the One: Revolution event. Martin is aiming to win the right to compete for the championship, so a beautiful victory before the Korean puncher will be an extremely important goal for him at this time.
Let Thethao.vn review the top 5 most unforgettable matches in Martin Nguyen's career.
1. Martin Nguyen vs. Kazunori Yokota – One: Quest for Power
At the beginning of 2017, Martin Nguyen asserted his position on the rankings, but Martin needed another impressive victory to have a second stretching capacity with Marat Gafurov. So One arranged Martin to confront Kazunori Yokota – an experienced puncher from Japan.
It must be affirmed that Kazunori Yokota is not an easy -to -play opponent, Martin admitted that this was one of the most brainstorming matches he had to go through. Yokota uses a lot of bulls and movements, making it difficult for Martin to find the opportunity to approach.
But Martin's patience is worth it. At the end of the first half, Martin Nguyen caught a golden opportunity to launch a powerful punch before ending the match with a technical Knockout victory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKTNNCR7BIII
2. Martin Nguyen vs. Christian Lee 1 – One: Heroes of the World
The moment Martin Nguyen was first with Christian Lee, both were just “potential” names, “were in the top”, just “not convincing enough to compete for belt”. But in the end, both boxers devoted a peak couple to the passionate audience.
They are all techniques with very good standing techniques, throughout the match, Martin Nguyen and Christian Lee both have beautiful blows, even Christian Lee's moments make Martin fall into a difficult position. However, with the ability to seize sharp opportunities, Martin brought the opponent into the Gullotine lock and ended the match impressively.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFSODLOGC5C
3. Martin Nguyen vs. Marat Gafurov 2 – One: Quest for Greatness
Martin Nguyen confronted the champion Marat Gafurov in 2015, and it was a painful defeat when he had to take a loss by the Rear Naked Choke's neck lock in the first half. Also, Martin admitted that he had a great pressure when preparing to play for Russian opponent.
Marat Gafurov is an experienced warrior – right from the first half, the Russian boxer has continuously made stressful pitch. Martin always had to be wary of Gafurov pulled to the floor and overwhelmed the match with battle.
Before a difficult opponent, Martin decided to set the trap – he left the first part, “invites” Gafurov to Knockout. And when the opponent fell, Martin Nguyen's right arm counter ended the match neatly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTDZC2PC7BG
4. Martin Nguyen vs. Eduard Folayang – One: Legends of the world
After becoming the Featherweight Champion in Asia's largest tournament, Martin Nguyen again repeated the history in the Philippines.
The opponent of Martin Nguyen is the Lightweight Eduard Folayang champion. This could be the most difficult match with Martin Nguyen at that time because Eduard Folayang had both body advantage, experience, and dominated home field.
After winning the first half to explore the opponent, in the second half, with the right hand punch Martin Nguyen defeated Folayang and became a two -weight champion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xessv4emyda
5. Martin Nguyen vs. Narantungalag Jadambaa – One: Roots of Honor
In April 2019, Martin Nguyen returned to the ring after 8 months of temporary break. Instead of choosing an “easy -to -eat” opponent for the first belt defense, Martin Nguyen chose a hard -toss when it suggested confronting the former King Narantungalag Jadambaa, one of the most false and aggressive rivals.
However, Martin has a reason for his confidence. When the match began, Vietnamese -born boxers showed the perfect strategy. With accurate kicks, Martin Nguyen made the opponent unable to stand before the end of the match in the second half.
The attack that Martin curse used to defeat the opponent is also one of the most beautiful attacks in the history of One Championship. The typical Flying Knee of Muay Thai helped Martin Nguyen to protect the belt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTMCXW74QJS
Now, Martin Nguyen will once again return to the ring to confront the “Korean god” Kim Jae Woong. Kim is considered a very good rival as well as significant youth. Will they become difficult problems Martin Nguyen? The audience will have the answer on the evening of September 24.