Dinh Hong Quan was stripped of the Asian IBF belt due to not passing the weight test to prepare for the belt protection match at the Fortune the War. Talking about the cause of the weight of Hong Quan, coach Kim Sang Bum, CEO of Cocky Buffalo training furnace, the managing unit of the 24 -year -old boxer said:
“After a training trip in Korea and the Philippines, his muscles developed dramatically, causing the weight to increase, partly from the need to keep up with severe exercises during the training process from foreign experts.
When returning home, Red Army loses 13kg from 74kg to 61kg to hit the Lightweight weight class in this match. The Red Army has used the Water Cutting Water Loss method to be used successfully by the world's leading MMA boxers. But unfortunately, the body of the Red Army did not meet this method of cutting weight despite trying, ”Mr. Kim added.
According to the Korean coach, after the Red Army was overweight, international supervisors gave Vietnamese boxers for another 2 hours to be able to return to the standard weight. However, to ensure the health of the competition and avoid the risk of stroke for the martial artists, the coach of the army and the organizers, the Supervisory Board as well as the professional health have made a decision to stop cutting the weight.
“We prioritize the health of the boxers participating in the match according to the principle of Safety First – The human strength is first. After this match, we plan to bring troops to compete in the Super Lightweight class. We will re -evaluate the health of Quan and refer to other methods to ensure the weight in the next match.”
We also apologized to everyone who was influenced by this incident, especially the opponent of Dinh Hong Quan as well as fans. We always want to bring the most eye -catching matches but at the same time still have to ensure the health of the boxers participating. After this incident, we will meet and work with the coaches in charge as well as the stakeholders to offer better solutions in the following matches, ”Mr. Kim said.
List of matches at Fortunes of War on 10/12:
Dinh Hong Quan (C) vs Arnel Baconaje – Protection of Asian IBF belt Lightweight (12 rounds)
Charly Suarez vs Defry Paululu – IBF Asian belt paintings Super-featherweight (12 rounds)
Nguyen Van Hai vs Paisal Panjaitan – Lightweight (4 rounds)
Phan Minh Quan vs Mark John Yap – Super-featherweight (4 rounds)
Song chan ho vs anusong thonglueang – Protect the wbo belt Oriental Youth Super-Lightweight (10 rounds)
Le Hoang Hiep vs Jetro Paban – Super-Btamamweight (4 rounds)
Thai Hoang Huy vs Jonjon Estrada – Featherweight (4 rounds)