As one of the most experienced punchers of Boxing Vietnam is still playing, Nguyen Van Hai has accepted the Fortunes of War boxing event early. He played one of the 3 main cards of this event. Nguyen Van Hai's opponent is Paisal Panjaitan, Indonesian puncher has an unbeaten achievement.
Before a Paisal Panjaitan with a youth and fast attack speed, Nguyen Van Hai was somewhat overwhelmed by the opponent in the first half. At one point, Paisal Panjaitan launched a punch to tear Van Hai's skin, causing him to bleed. However, that could not prevent Vietnamese boxers gradually turn the situation.
With the experience and class of a fighter for many years of competition, Nguyen Van Hai gradually regained the game thanks to a reasonable match. Vietnamese boxers recaptured the initiative in the second half, thereby bringing the match to the balance before entering the third half. This is also the time when Nguyen Van Hai's level was shown.
At the end of the third half, from a situation where Paisal Panjaitan was put into the radio, Nguyen Van Hai launched a very strong combo that made the opponent collapse. The referee immediately counted with Paisal Panjaitan, but after 10 beats, Indonesian boxers still could not stand up and signal health. That means a victory for Van Hai.
The victory over Paisal Panjaitan helped Nguyen Van Hai improve the achievement on the world professional boxing rankings. Besides, this veteran punch is still maintaining the high achievement boxing competition and has many impressive achievements. He won the 2019 SEA Games gold medal, as well as 14 years of national championship.
After the match of Nguyen Van Hai, Vietnam has another representative to play at the Fortunes of War Boxing event. It was Dinh Hong Quan, the boxer who had just been deprived of the Asian IBF championship after exceeding the weighted weight at the weight test before the event.