As one of the MMA boxers most mentioned in Vietnam, Robson Oliveira has decided to continue to stick with AFC after competing in Lion Championship. Earlier, at the AFC 23 event, the Brazilian boxer won against the Korean opponent for Joon Gun with a triangle lock in the second half.
In the second time playing in the AFC arena, Robson Oliveira was more or less favored by the organizers. According to the notice from the AFC tournament, the upcoming match between Brazilian boxers and Filipino rival Rene Catalan Jr. It will be AFC's Flyweight Championship (56kg) match.
The fact that a boxer is arranged to compete for the championship despite the first match at the right match is very rare in the history of professional martial arts tournaments. Compared to Robson Oliveira, Rene Catalan has a more seasoned performance (9 wins, 1 loss) but he is not strong about the locks like the opponent.
Besides the match between Robson Oliveira and Rene Catalan, the upcoming AFC 25 event in Vietnam also had another championship match. It was a confrontation at the Lightweight weight (70kg) between two boxers Mhar John Manahan (Filipino) to meet rival Hong Jun Young (South Korea). Hong is a boxer who is practicing at the Korean Zombie furnace.
Also at AFC 25, the martial arts club that Robson Oliveira was joining and sent another Brazilian boxer to compete. It was Felipe Negochadle, who met Choi Han Gil (Korea) in the Bantamweight weight class (61kg). Looking broadly, the AFC 25 event has 4 Brazilian boxers registered to compete.