Contrary to the initial notice of VSP Boxing about a pair between Tran Van Thao and Junior Kauko Raka in the weight of Super Featherweight, this match was canceled. Just a few days before the official event, “The Trigger” decided to withdraw from the match, thereby causing the organizers to find new boxers for Raka.
According to the announcement from VSP Boxing, the person who will fight Raka in the next match is Xiao Tao Su, Chinese boxer. Xiao Tao Su was the one who received a defeat against Nguyen Van Hai in April. To ensure the condition for the match against Raka, it is likely that Xiao Tao Su will have to squeeze quite a lot to relegate Super Featherweight.
The professional boxing event takes place in July by VSP Boxing in collaboration with Cocky Buffalo Club. The event has a total of 7 matches, with the participation of 2 Vietnamese boxers. Nguyen Van Hai fought Abdul Motlalib (Bangladesh), and Minh Minh played a qualifying round of Wbo Global with Dian Xing Zhu (China).
On the side of the boxer Tran Van Thao, both VSP Boxing and “The Trigger” have not yet spoken out about the reason he withdrew from the professional boxing match with Raka. At the present time, the last time Tran Van Thao Thuong Dai took place on September 30, when he defeated Prince Laurio to win the Bantamweight IBA World Championship.
Commenting on Junior Raka, Mr. Robert Hill, Director of VSP Boxing confirmed that this was a good boxer. However, there is no information that Raka is a continental puncher. Raka's professional boxing performance is quite modest, even many matches are not recorded on BoxRec.