One day after the 28th birthday, Nguyen Thi Tam entered the first match in the 51kg weight of the Thailand Boxing Award for 2022.
Statistics on Boxrec rating Giordana Sorrentino is a 3 -star boxer with a record of 61 times of Thuong Dai (winning 40, losing 21). However, the youth of the 21 -year -old boxer did not help her have a clear advantage against Nguyen Thi Tam. Vietnam puncher proved superior in terms of experience when taking advantage of long arms to overcome the opponent's melee fighting style.
At the end of the first half, 4/5, the judges Nguyen Thi Tam won 10-9. The advantage of her mind was clearly shown in the second half when all 5 score assessments were given. However, the deduction of 1 point due to violation caused Vietnamese boxers to have only 1 point from the opponent after the end of the first 2 rounds.
In the third round, Giordana Sorrentino gradually regained the game when it launched quite a lot of punches to hit the destination towards Nguyen Thi Tam. This helps Italian boxers to be assessed to win the score in the final match.
At the end of 3 rounds, 2 judgments Nguyen Thi Tam won the final 29-27, while the remaining 3 people drew 28-28. According to the regulations of the International Boxing Federation (AIBA), there are 3 drawing assessments that they have to vote to choose the winner. The unexpected coincidence is that both voting assessments are Thai people.
After about 1 minute of consideration before voting, two -thirds of the referee spot the Sorrentino won, only one person chose the mind to be the winner. However, that is enough for Nguyen Thi Tam to overcome the opponent with the final victory of 3-2. This victory helped the defending champion of the SEA Games reach the semi -finals and certainly won a medal in the Thai tournament.
In the remaining matches taking place on April 5, Bui Phuoc Tung overcame New Zealand Emile Richardson, while Nguyen Manh Cuong and Vu Thanh Dat lost to the rivals of Kazakhstan.