At the end of the first 2 days of the Thailand Boxing Tournament, the Vietnamese team won the impressive victories of Vu Thanh Dat boxer (63kg men) and Vo Thi Kim Anh (54kg female).
In the opposite direction, boxers such as Vuong Thi Vy (57kg women), Tran Thi Linh (63kg of women), Hoang Ngoc Mai (69kg female) and Tran Duc Tho (69kg men) had to stop early before very strong competitors in the region.
Evaluation of the performance of Vietnamese boxers at the Thai Boxing Prize expanded 2022, Mr. Nguyen Anh Dung, the Vietnam boxing team coach shared with Thethao.vn: “In general, we are not inferior to the opponent too much. We only lack the experience of international competition than the athletes of your country.”
In fact, coach Nguyen Anh Dung's comments are completely grounded. On the 2nd day of competition, the boxers Vuong Thi Vy and Hoang Ngoc Mai only gave up close to rivals from Taipei China and Thailand. Before the tourist trip to the Thailand, most Vietnamese athletes only practice in the country.
After the end of the Thailand expanded, the Vietnam Boxing team will continue to stay in Phuket until the end of April. After that, the whole team will move straight to Bac Ninh to promptly prepare for the 31st SEA Games, the Vietnam tournament hosts the organization.
Earlier in the 30th SEA Games, Boxing Vietnam won 1 gold medal, 5 gold medals and 2 bronze medals. The one who brought back the only gold medal for Boxing Vietnam in the SEA Games in the Philippines is boxer Nguyen Thi Tam (51kg weight). Nguyen Thi Tam is also one of the two Vietnamese athletes to win the Tokyo Olympic Games Boxing, along with Nguyen Van Duong.