The weight of 71kg male boxing in Asiad 19 witnessed many surprises. One of them is that the final did not take place as expected. The opponent Kan divided WEI (Taipei China) did not play, giving a victory for Sewon Okazawa (Japan) on the last day of competition.
According to information posted by the Chinese Taipei media, Kan Chia Wei had a fairly serious injury after the semi -final against Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedow (Turkmenistan). He was punched by the opponent's eyelids. Kan then could still play until the end of the semi -final, but he could not recover after a few days.
For that reason, even in the morning conducting the procedure to check the weight before the final day, Kan Chia Chia Coach Wei gave up. That also means that Japanese boxer Sewon Okazawa does not need to play still win, and receives the Gold Medal ASIAD 19. HCB belongs to Kan divided Wei.
Although he could not play the final, Kan divided Wei could still be satisfied when he won tickets to the Paris Olympic Games 2024. According to the regulations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the boxers reached the final of the male weight class of Boxing Asiad 19 will have tickets to the Olympics. That also means that both Kan and Okazawa have won the right to the Olympic Games.
In the framework of the weight of 71kg male Boxing Asiad 19, Vietnam also has 1 boxer who registered to attend Bui Phuoc Tung. Coming to the Olympics as the defending champion of the 32nd SEA Games, Phuoc Tung lost when he encountered Nishant Dev, Indian boxer in the second round.