At the last 32 SEA Games, Military Boxing has set a significant milestone on the subject development journey. The 71kg male weight gold medal of boxer Bui Phuoc Tung helped the military boxing to continue to have a SEA Games champion, after Le Thi Bang's gold medal in 2015. Phuoc Tung is also one of the model athletes of the training model that the Military Boxing is applying.
Over the past 15 years, the army has been one of the units with the strongest boxing team, especially in the male weight classes. The secret to helping the army boxing constantly has a good boxer is the athlete recruiting system. Instead of recruiting and screening athletes in some provinces like other localities, the military scout system appears throughout the country.
Currently, besides the main training center in Ho Chi Minh City, the Military Boxing has 5 satellite facilities to continuously screen and select good athletes. These facilities are located in Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh and Hanoi. According to coach Le Van Phuong, these are the factors that help the military boxing always have a close athletes.
In the case of Bui Phuoc Tung, this boxer is Quang Ngai. He was discovered by the Army Boxing members early and was taken to Ho Chi Minh City. Bui Phuoc Tung's best friend, boxer Nguyen Linh Phung is a native of Binh Dinh. He was also granted a grave from an early age.
Also in one share iThethao.vnMr. Huynh Viet Khanh, the Military Boxing coach, said: “The secret to the success of the military boxing is always going together, practicing general, common activities. Collective spirit, taking personal forging collectives is the basis for the current successful military boxing boxing.”