Earlier, the team summoned about 10 athletes to recruit fighters to go to Uzebekistan to train. By identifying four names to practice abroad, it means that these boxers will attend the Olympics in September in China.
Bui Phuoc Tung and coach Nguyen Anh Dung (right) to celebrate when winning the gold medal SEA Games 32Coach Nguyen Anh Dung shared with iThethao.vnnPeople who are 'chosen to send gold' in the hope of bringing the ASIAD medal to Vietnam are the best punchers of Boxing Vietnam at the moment. The most prominent is the two names in the last 32 SEA Games finals Bui Phuoc Tung and Nguyen Manh Cuong.
Bui Phuoc Tung excelled in defeating the Thai opponent to win the gold medal. For Nguyen Manh Cuong, it is quite unfortunate that he could not overcome the naturalized martial artist of the Cambodian owner, so he had to pity to receive the gold medal.
Having reached the 2019 SEA Games final, surprising to win against Manh fighters from Azerbaijan in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, Nguyen Van Duong was quite unlucky when in the last two SEA Games, there was no good achievement. Giving up at the 31st SEA Games at home when he was diagnosed with Covid-19 at the last minute.
By the last 32 SEA Games, he received a unfortunate defeat when the doctors did not allow him to continue playing due to tearing in the eyelids. Coming to this ASIAD, Van Duong is expected to end the international series to create a surprise against the leading boxers in Asia.
Nguyen Minh Cuong is the most unexpected choice when he was only summoned to the boxing team from June 1. Quang Ngai's original boxer is the reigning champion at 51kg weight -winning championships for strong teams nationwide. He has no outstanding achievements in the international arena.
Asia is scheduled to take place from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. This is the third city of China hosting the Asian Games after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010.