On May 6, the boxers of the Vietnam Boxing team will participate in the qualifying competition in many different weight classes. One of the most notable faces of the team at this time, boxer Nguyen Thi Tam, will also play. The match of Tam is scheduled to take place at 17:30 in Vietnam.
More notably, Nguyen Thi Tam's opponent in the opening match was Jutamas Jitpong, Thai boxer. In the past, these two boxers had encountered each other in the Thai Boxing tournament to expand 2022. It was the match that Nguyen Thi Tam defeated the owner of the semi -finals, then won the championship and received the best athlete in the tournament.
However, in terms of performance in the last 1 year, Jutamas Jitpong proved not inferior to Nguyen Thi Tam. Last year, she did not attend the 31st SEA Games, but went to the World Women's Boxing Championship at the same time. In this tournament, Jitpong won the final gold medal after losing to Nikhat Zareeen in the final.
Since then, Jutamas Jitpong has won the gold medal in the Asian Boxing Championship 2022, the bronze medal of the World Women's Boxing Championship 2023. She also often played internationally to gain more experience. To prepare for the 32nd SEA Games, Jitpong soon reached the 54kg class to play at the recent World Championship.
Earlier, like Nguyen Thi Tam, Jutamas Jitpong had attended the Tokyo Olympic Games in the weight of 51kg. Thai boxers won 2 consecutive victories, and only lost to the Turkish opponent in the quarterfinals. Coming to this SEA Games, Jitpong expects to change the color of the bronze medal that has been won at the 30th SEA Games.