In October last year at One: Inside The Matrix, Vietnamese -born boxer Thanh Le had the opportunity to compete with the champion Martin Nguyen. In the third half, taking advantage of the opponent's negligence, Thanh Le launched heavy punches like a barbell to win and become the new king of the leading Asian tournament.
However, after the match, Thanh Le could not return home completely. More specifically, after the end of the competition, the new Vietnamese champion said he felt like the right arm had a broken bone.
This injury has made Thanh Le unable to compete as well as limited practice within nearly 10 months. In a recent interview, the 35 -year -old puncher shared about this injury.
“I had a finger surgery 3 times. I had a pilon stretchy in the index finger and the doctors tried many different measures. The first two surgeries did not achieve the desired results, so I had to replace the joint. This step could be done from the beginning, but because we want to ensure that the first two effective surgery and the fastest recovery time as possible.
I think the injury happened when the first punch of the match was released. When I lured with my front leg and then hit the right hook, I was quite sure of his first knuckle. I punched his forehead and it could be the strongest punch in the match (if not two punches ending the match). “
The skull is often known as one of the hardest bones on the human body, while the bone on the hands is more brittle and fragile. Therefore, using a straight punch on the head often leads to injury, from Africa is thick gloves like boxing gloves. It can be seen that the thin cushion of MMA gloves could not protect Thanh Le's hand in the match.