Before entering the Boxing of the National Sports Festival 2022, the current national champion of 92kg male weight is the boxer Ta Van Thi (Hai Phong). In preparation for the competition of gold medals with Ta Van Thi, the Army Boxing brought a “secret weapon” to the tournament as Tran Thanh Dat.
At the Boxing Championship of the nationwide teams 2022 in March, Tran Thanh Dat played a weight of 86kg and won the runner -up. In this congress, Mr. Don went to play 92kg in male. Earlier in the young tournaments, Tran Thanh Dat also competed and achieved some impressive achievements.
With the experience of a fighter playing many national champions, Tran Thanh Dat has shown a superiority compared to Nguyen Duc Long in the first Hiep. However, in the remaining matches, the army's boxer gradually showed away breath and let the opponent retake the initiative on the competition floor.
As for Nguyen Duc Long, it can be said that he played a match beyond the expectations of the coaching staff. Before a better Tran Thanh Dat in terms of competition experience, Quang Ninh boxer rushed to attack in the last 2 rounds with the spirit of nothing left to lose. That helped him turn the flag to the chess even though the majority of the audience at the competition cheered for Tran Thanh Dat.
From losing 1-4 in the first half, entering the second half, Nguyen Duc Long won 3-2. His performance in the last half, when this boxer completely overwhelmed Tran Thanh Dat, helping him to have a 5-0 victory from the judges. At the end of 3 rounds, Quang Ninh boxer won the final 3-2 and reached the next round.
Nguyen Duc Long's victory helped him reach the semi -finals of 92kg weight, thereby certainly winning at least 1 bronze medal at this year's Congress. Meanwhile, the failure of Tran Thanh Dat's outer round seems to be an out beyond expected to the insiders.