In the evening of 10/3 in Vietnam, boxer Vo Thi Kim Anh entered the first match at the World Women's Boxing Championship 2025. In this year's tournament, Kim Anh competed in a weight of 54kg. This is also the balance of Kim Anh, where she won tickets to the Paris Olympic Games 2024.
Kim Anh's opponent in the opening match was Zhao Xuan, Chinese boxer. Information about Zhao Xuan is not much in the mass media. The rare international tournament she attended was 6 years ago, when Zhao Xuan won the bronze medal of the Asian Boxing Championship. She was given an international opportunity from the beginning of this year.
In the context of not grasping much information about the opponent, Kim Anh used a forte tactic. Vietnamese representatives take advantage of height and arms to keep the distance from the opponent. Kim Anh's exact trimming phase gives her a good game against Zhao Xuan.
At the end of 3 rounds, all 5 referees graded Kim Anh won (29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27). This result helps Vietnamese boxers officially win tickets to the next round. Before Kim Anh, another Vietnamese boxer won his first match, Ngo Thi Mai Chuc.
According to the initial schedule, Mai Chuc is expected to play on the night of 9/3, early in the morning of March 10 according to Vietnam time. But a few hours before the match took place, Mai Chuc's opponent asked for a give up. According to the tournament regulations, Vietnamese boxers were tried to win and win tickets to the next round.
After Kim Anh, Boxing Vietnam has another fighter playing today. It was Nguyen Huyen Tran, who encountered the representative of Venezuela, Diana Alejandra Maestre Marquez. At the World Women's Boxing Championship 2025, Vietnam has 8 fighters attending: Vo Thi Kim Anh, Ha Thi Linh, Ngo Ngoc Linh Chi, Ngo Thi Mai Chuc, Tran Thi To Nhu, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran, Nguyen Huyen Tran, Hoang Ngoc Mai.