As one of the rare Vietnamese boxers with high rankings in the international boxing, Le Huu Toan has just experienced the most difficult match in his career. His opponent is Jake Amparo, boxer in the top 20 in the world and is highly appreciated than Le Huu Toan before entering the match at The Challenger.
Despite the disadvantages before the WBA Asia Protection match, the Minimum weight class, Le Huu Toan played beyond expectations. In Thailand, Vietnamese boxers have played overwhelming. He won after 12 rounds with a score of 116-112, 115-113 and 111-117, making the opponent himself pay attention to the password.
The victory of Amparo not only helped Le Huu Toan for the first time to protect the belt successfully, but he also made the biggest step in the career of the professional boxing. The latest ranking of BoxRec shows that Le Huu Toan has jumped to the 24th world, the highest rank of a Vietnamese male boxer competing in the boxing boxing.
In the framework of the boxers playing at the World Boxing Association (WBA), Le Huu Toan is ranking 9th at this organization. Le Huu Toan's 9th rank is also the highest ranking that a male boxer of Vietnam has ever achieved in Vietnamese boxers who have attended the Boxing of the International Class.
Being close to the top 20 of the world will help Le Huu Toan get closer to the chance to challenge higher fighters, even those in the top 10 in the world. With the victory of Amparo, he closed a successful year in the boxing arena. However, his journey in 2022 did not stop.
Like iThethao.vn Reported, right after completing the match in Thailand, Le Huu Toan returned home and continued to practice. He also has a tournament this year, Boxing of the National Sports Festival 2022. Le Huu Toan attended the tournament as the defending national champion of 46kg male weight.