Hoang Huy knocks out opponent, 3 Vietnamese martial artists perform impressively
The event took place on the evening of May 2nd, with the attention of the audience focused on the competitions of Vietnamese martial artists, in which the most impressive was the clash between Thai Hoang Huy and Rakmit Assada (Thailand) in the 58.97kg weight class.
Right from the first minutes, Rakmit Assada immediately launched extremely heavy full-force punches into Hoang Huy's ribs. After persistently enduring the blow and defending, Hoang Huy counter-attacked strongly in the last 20 seconds of the 1st round. At the beginning of the 2nd round, Rakmit Assada approached with the intention of continuing to launch heavy blows, but this time, Hoang Huy read the opponent's position, counter-attacked with a dangerous left hook that caused Rakmit Assada to fall to the floor.
Although Rakmit Assada could stand up, the game at this time completely belonged to Hoang Huy. The Vietnamese fighter attacked fiercely with many heavy blows. The Thai fighter fell to the floor 2 more times, no longer able to compete. The referee stopped the match when there was still more than 1 minute left in the 2nd round. A surprising and emotional victory for Thai Hoang Huy.
Meanwhile, talented boxer from Cocky Buffalo Pham Huu Thuong had a convincing victory with points after 6 rounds against Jimo Yipo (China) in the under 52kg weight class. This is a match where Huu Thuong showed good mobility and distance control.
Although the Chinese martial artist was more proactive in attacking, launching quite a few moves, Huu Thuong competed very calmly, conquering the audience with impressive and accurate series of moves to overwhelm the opponent in terms of the number of hits.
The remaining representative of Vietnam, Nguyen Hung Giao, drew against Sim Yongho (Korea) in the 61.23kg weight class after 4 rounds. Hung Giao appeared agile, with many diverse moves, but Sim Yongho also showed an admirable ability to withstand blows. Even the Korean martial artist injured Hung Giao's left eye, affecting his ability to strike. A draw result is worthy of the dedication of both martial artists.
The WBO championship belt has its owner after 10 dramatic rounds
Worthy of being the highlight match of the event, the WBO Super Lightweight Youth Title Asia-Pacific title match in the 63.5kg weight class between Balihenbieke (China) and Romer Pinili (Philippines) took place extremely attractively.
Romer Pinili, although with a shorter physique and arm span, played proactively, pressing right from the start. Balihenbieke gained an advantage when he had a heavy punch that caused his opponent to fall to the floor right in the 2nd round. However, after that, Romer Pinili showed remarkable recovery ability, not only continuing to play, he also continuously counter-attacked effectively, causing Balihenbieke's face to swell.
Throughout the match, the two fighters continuously changed moves, making the diễn biến always tense and attractive. With the advantage of arm span, Balihenbieke still seemed to be slightly better thanks to situations of closing angles and launching more effective moves. After 10 rounds, Balihenbieke won points, thereby winning the championship belt and extending his winning streak to 8.
In the opening match, Sim Hyochan (Korea) won points against Zheng Tao (China) in the 69.85kg weight class. With an extremely heavy right hook punch, Xu Zhoufeng (China) knocked out Sanghyeon (Korea) in the 61.23kg weight class in the 5th round. Former WBO Global champion Kang Jongseon (Korea) proved his class when he won points against Li Jiaming (China).
