As one of the boxers of the Vietnam Boxing team competing at the 32nd SEA Games, Nguyen Van Duong registered to play the 57kg men's weight competition. According to the results of the organizers, the boxer born in 1996 will play the first match on May 7. His opponent is Ian Clark Bautista, Filipino boxer.
At the present time, Ian Clark Bautista is the reigning champion of the 57kg SEA Games. Earlier, the Filipino boxer had reached the final of the Thai Boxing Tournament to expand 2022. On the journey to the final match, he defeated Nguyen Van Duong himself in the semi -finals.
The defeat of Ian Clark Bautista in the semi -finals of Thailand expanded last year was a sad memory of Nguyen Van Duong. After losing the opponent in the first half, Vietnamese boxers tried to increase the attack pace to rediscover the balance. But that was also the time when Nguyen Van Duong revealed many loopholes and let the opponent counterattack.
In the middle of the second half, in a situation where Nguyen Van Duong was put out in the middle of the radio, Ian Clark Bautista launched a very strong left hook into the temple of Vietnamese boxers. This punch caused Van Duong to reveal the defense, then continue to receive a punch to hit in the middle of his face. 2 consecutive heavy punches of Ian Clark Bautista made Van Duong fall to the floor.
In the scene of the referee counted, Nguyen Van Duong tried to stand up but could not stand firm. He staggered to the corner of the ring, thereby causing the referee to stop the match, and recognize a victory with knock-out for Ian Clark Bautista. In the 31st SEA Games, Van Duong could not attend due to Covid-19.