The victory over Etsuko Tada helped Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi win the World WBO World Flyweight after 10 tense rounds. This is really a worthy victory for Vietnamese female boxers.
However, the Japanese opponent is not satisfied with this result. It is known that the coach of Etsuko Tada, Masato Yamashita said he would complain this result.
Although this is a fairly balanced match, the results are not to the point of controversy. Moreover, according to the recently revealed transcript, Thu Nhi was given the three referees.
In the first half, Thu Nhi almost did not rush to attack because he was under pressure when standing in front of a veteran champion like Etsuko Tada. However, her psychology was relieved after feeling the opponent was not so scary as she thought. Thanks to that, Thu Nhi began to play in the second half.
According to the transcript above, Thu Nhi almost overwhelmed from the second half to the 5th half. Only the Korean referee, Mr. Jae Hoon Kim, spot Nhi loses in the fourth half, and the second half, 3 and 5 gives the score of 10 absolute.
Starting from the 6th half of the transcript has changed. This is the time when the Japanese puncher began to actively attack. Tada continuously lured Jab and repeated the crosses that made Thu Nhi be forced into the radio.
Unfortunately for Etsuko Tada that Thu Nhi is not a medium -sized form when responding to counterattacks whenever attacked. That makes Tada not be absolutely consensus from the referee, despite the effort to actively attack.
Especially in the last 3 rounds, both fighters switched to playing double when they entered the close range.
Maintaining the distance at close range is very beneficial for Thu Nhi to show talent. With shorter arms and a losing height compared to the opponent, Thu Nhi can only easily launch this distance.
This is also the mistake of Tada that made her lose points in the eyes of the arbitration committee. If the Japanese puncher always maintained the distance and focused on the Out Box style, she could have gained better scores.
But even Thu Nhi made a serious mistake in the final rounds.
When being hit, Thu Nhi also rushed in to respond in a hurry. As a result, Thu Nhi was hit by a collision, causing her to tear her eyelids in the 9th half.
These factors have made the last 3 rounds of the final unity of scoring from the three referees. However, both boxers played their best to win the final victory.
Based on the transcript and the match development, it is difficult to have Etsuko Tada overlooking the results. And surely Thu Nhi is always ready if the Japanese puncher wants to clearly define it with a rematch.