On the day of the army, boxer Nguyen Van Duong had to encounter a relatively strong opponent. It was Jean Carlos CaiCedo Pachito (Ecuador), who attended the Paris Olympic Games. Jean CaiCedo is also in a relatively good performance recently, when he is constantly facilitating international competition.
In front of a competitor with equivalent competition and experience, the representative of Vietnam took the initiative. He attacked quite early, and kept a distance every time he felt the opponent wanted to wait for the opportunity to counter. This fight has helped Nguyen Van Duong dominate, when he leads from the first half.
The match between Nguyen Van Duong and Jean Carlos CaiCedo Pachito closed in 3 rounds, with the victory by the point for the representative of Vietnam. He will play the next match on April 28. To win tickets to the Paris Olympic Games, Nguyen Van Duong needs to win 4 matches.
After the good start of Nguyen Van Duong, Boxing Vietnam has another athlete to play on the first day. It was Hoang Ngoc Mai, a boxer of 66kg women's weight. Hoang Ngoc Mai's opponent Grainne Walsh (Irish Republic), who has reached the final in the first qualifying round.
The 2nd Paris Olympic qualifying round takes place from May 24 to June 2. This is the last qualifying round to recruit boxers to attend the Olympics. With the Vietnam Boxing team, except for Vo Thi Kim Anh, the remaining athletes will play in 11 contents in the 2nd qualifying round.