As the last boxer of the Vietnam Boxing team, Nguyen Manh Cuong is expected to have a very difficult match. His opponent on the other side is a Filipino fighter, possibly better than Vietnamese representatives. Playing in 92kg weight, Manh Cuong was somewhat inferior to the opponent about his physique.
However, after only a few exploration battle, Manh Cuong suddenly accelerated. He “chased” the Filipino boxer running around the competition and attacked very effectively. The Philippine boxer was even counted up to 2 times in the first half. That helped Manh Cuong almost held the victory, when the majority of the examinations gave him 10-8 in this half.
In the second half, Manh Cuong continued to attack the opponent with very heavy attacks. The Philippine boxer was stunned again, causing the referee to stop the match early. The victory over the Philippine opponent helped Manh Cuong reached the final. He is one of the three representatives of Vietnam to participate in the gold medal battle of Boxing.
Manh Cuong's opponent in the final match was “Khabib Cambodia” Abdula Rajapov, who won Thai boxer in the match soon after. 1 year ago, Rajapov was still a member of the Boxing Uzbekistan team. But early this year, he successfully naturalized Cambodia and represented the country to compete in international tournaments.
In the days of Boxing Sea Games 32, Rajapov impressed with the same appearance as the former UFC Khabib Nurmagomedov champion. The Uzbekistan -original Cambodian boxer played relatively well in the outer round to enter the final match, thereby being expected to bring back the gold medal to the host country of Cambodia.