According to the original schedule published by the Lion Championship Organizing Committee, the quarterfinals of the tournament took place on September 17 and 18. In particular, September 17 has a total of 14 matches, with 5 matches in the afternoon and 9 matches in the evening. However, the organizers had to adjust the schedule after 2 fighters withdrew.
More specifically, in the 52kg weight class, boxer Pham Thi Thuy Dinh withdrew not to participate. The same thing happened in a weight of 56kg, where boxer Nguyen Thi Huong asked to withdraw. These are both athletes playing for Ninh Binh unit, Boxing. They have won many good achievements in domestic tournaments.
Due to the two athletes Pham Thi Thuy Dinh and Nguyen Thi Huong asked to close the competition day, the organizers decided to let their opponents be exempted from the quarterfinal competition, in the semi -finals. These are athletes Ho Thi Ngoc Bich (52kg female) and Le Thi Thuy Vy (56kg of women). The schedule on September 17 also changed.
More specifically, the September 17 competition has only 12 matches in the quarterfinals, including 4 morning matches and 8 afternoon matches. The focus of September 17 is the match in a weight of 70kg in weight, where “brown skin monsters” Tran Quang Loc, one of the first MMA Vietnamese boxers, encountered opponent Nguyen Ba Nhi from Shamo Boxing MMA.
Another notable character in the quarterfinals of Lion Championship is Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat. “Lonely Muay Thai prayer” will play in the last match on September 18, against Le Van Tuan from Phi Ngoc Long dojo. In 56kg weight class, champion Kickboxing Sea Games Pham Ba Hoi encountered Pham Ngoc Canh (Lien Phong dojo).