In April, the audience expected the battle of Martin Nguyen at One On TNT 2 had to be disappointed when the former king confirmed that he could not be the upper stage at the One On TNT 2 event with Korean rival Kim Jae Woong as expected. A passenger flying with Martin was positive for Covid-19, and unfortunately, for medical reasons, the Singapore side could not let Martin Nguyen battle.
Although there was another proposal to Martin Thuong Dai on April 29 at One On TNT 4, but Kim Jae Woong returned to Korea, so this match could not be done. After 9 days of isolation in Singapore and received a complete negative result, Martin Nguyen flew back to Australia and continued to be isolated half a month more.
As confirmed by the One Championship side with Thethao.vn, because both Martin and Kim Jae Woong have signed the contract, so the cancellation of the match is not existed. Just a match Martin Nguyen vs. Kim Jae Woong will be moved to a later time.
“I was absent in the media recently, and I was very sorry about it,” Martin Nguyen Viet in a recent update on Instagram. “But rest assured that my team is still practicing very hard behind the scenes.”
“Saying that I am ready for the past matches has not completely described all that I was feeling now. I was in the best state, both physically and mentally. I was ready for the journey to return to the championship. But then I could not be upper, twice, by the threat of Covid.”
“Thank God, I am still safe and healthy to return to my family. Away from them for nearly 4 months is the most difficult thing I have ever experienced.”
“Our next plan is to continue to practice, continue to crush ourselves, to become the best athlete, the best father, husband, until the game starts and I can shine again. At that time, I will let the whole world see that I am still one of the best boxers.”
Temporarily, both Martin Nguyen and ONE Championship have not yet announced the next time that Martin can be upper. However, the Martin team expected that he would be able to return to the arena in 2021. The opponent would still be Kim Jae Woong, if the Korean puncher had no problem.