As one of the 9 Vietnamese boxing players attending ASIAD 19, Bui Phuoc Tung went to Hangzhou with the 32nd SEA Games championship.
Phuoc Tung's opponent in the round of 1/8 weight of 71kg male Boxing Asiad 19 is Indian boxer Nishant Dev. Compared to Phuoc Tung, Nishant Dev is more appreciated for its achievements in the world tournaments. The recent World Championship bronze medal is a testament to the level and level of Indian boxers.
However, even in that situation, Bui Phuoc Tung probably did not think he could receive such a defeat so fast in the first time attending ASIAD. Right from the beginning of the match, Nishant Dev has proved superior thanks to the initiative to attack with straight and right hooks. Phuoc Tung tried to defend, but he was weaker.
After the first half passed 1 minute, Phuoc Tung defended to reveal the gap and was exploited by Nishant Dev. Indian boxers launched a very strong punch that made the Vietnamese representative collapsed on the stage. After 10 counts of the referee, Phuoc Tung still could not get up, thereby receiving the failure of the knock-out in the first half.
Besides Phuoc Tung, the other members of the Vietnam Boxing team played on September 28, Ha Thi Linh (60kg women's weight) and Nguyen Minh Cuong (51kg male weight) all received failures. On September 29, Boxing Vietnam had two more boxers playing in the evening, Nguyen Huyen Tran (57kg female) and Nguyen Manh Cuong (80kg female).