During the conversation with Thethao.vn before the 31st SEA Games, Nguyen Van Duong once said he was not a cold, quiet person like someone else thought. As if just like that to strangers, and with acquaintances, he often talked quite a lot, even joking. That was shown by him on the sidelines of the National Boxing Championship 2022.
The last day of the National Boxing Championship 2022 closed with the final weight of 92kg between two boxers Le Thanh Tho (Lao Cai) and Nguyen Tien Thanh (Thai Nguyen). Playing in the same weight class, but Tien Thanh proved superior to the opponent both in human and weight.
The advantage of height and weight helps Tien Thanh have the advantage of playing, but he is teased by his elder brother Nguyen Van Duong. At the end of the first half of the final, he said on the care of the carnets to bring plastic seats to Tien Thanh to sit. He said: “Honey, I have to husband 2 chairs up for Thanh to sit, not a broken chair.”
Nguyen Van Duong's joke made everyone around him laugh. Even young careers could not help laughing when they heard the boxer who attended the Tokyo Olympic Games. Besides the joke, Duong also gave many tips to guide Nguyen Tien Thanh to play better.
The final weight of 92kg ages 17-18 between Le Thanh Tho and Nguyen Tien Thanh only extended to the second half. After unable to stop bleeding for Lao Cai boxers, the doctor asked the referee to stop the match.