Tran Thi To Nhu is the latest, youngest face of the Vietnamese team at the World Women's Boxing Championship 2025. This is the first year Ninh Binh boxer steps up to the adult age to compete with the seniors. Before that, To Nhu achieved relatively good achievements in national youth tournaments.
The visit of the World Women's Boxing Championship 2025 brought To Nhu to encounter a very strong opponent in the 52kg weight class. It was Pang Chol Mi, the North Korea fighter. Pang Chol Mi is a veteran boxer of Boxing North Korea, owning an impressive international achievement table in the past 10 years.
In the past, Pang Chol Mi won the Asian Gives 2017, the Gives of ASIAD 2018, the World gold medal in 2018, the World Bronze Medal in 2019, the Asian gold medal in 2019. After getting married and having children, Pang Chol Mi continued to return to the competition. She won the ASIAD 2023 gold medal, the Paris Olympic Games 2024 in the past 18 months.
Compared to To Nhu, Pang Chol Mi is not only better in terms of stature. This is a superior boxer in terms of class, qualifications and experience. That was soon shown by Pang Chol Mi in the match with To Nhu, a person who lacked experience in the peak international competition environment.
At the beginning of the first half, after a few exploration lines, Pang Chol Mi immediately attacked. North Korean boxers constantly found loopholes from the representative of Vietnam to launch the target. On the other side, To Nhu tried to defend and fight back, but her efforts were ineffective.
When the first half was 1 minute, To Nhu continuously received the blow, causing the referee to decide for the first time. After the match returned, Pang Chol Mi maintained the attack and made To Nhu count again in the last seconds. This time, the referee decided to stop the match early. To Nhu left the tournament, and the valuable experience when encountering a world -class opponent.