Before Ha Thi Linh stepped onto the competition floor, Boxing Vietnam received 3 consecutive defeats at the World Women's Boxing Championship 2025. This made the pressure seem to start heavy on the team. However, Ha Thi Linh released that pressure with a victory.
Ha Thi Linh's opponent is Omaylin Alcala, Venezuelan boxer. Omaylin Alcala is highly appreciated, when she won tickets to the Paris Olympic Games very early. Reaching the semi -finals of the American Sports Festival 2023 and winning bronze to help Omaylin Alcala win tickets to Paris soon.
Before the match against Ha Thi Linh, Omaylin Alcala overcame Greek boxer Olga Papadatou in the opening match. But in the match against Vietnamese boxers, Venezuelan representative did not show much. Ha Thi Linh played firmly, and at the same time accumulated enough of the target hit to win the first 2 rounds.
In the third half, Ha Thi Linh had a slower competition. This gives Omaylin Alcala the opportunity to attack more. However, winning the third round could not help her turn the match. Ha Thi Linh won 4-1 (29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29), thereby in the quarterfinals.
On March 11, Boxing Vietnam has another boxer that competes as Vo Thi Kim Anh. An Giang country girl will play in the evening session, expected to take place at 0:15 on 12/3 in Vietnam. Kim Anh's opponent is Zeynab Rahimova, Azerbaijan martial artist No. 8.