China's Bruce Lee was knocked out by Vietnamese boxer

Vietnamese boxer Tran Quang Loc knocked out Chinese boxer Bruce Lee in the first round at the Lion Championship 2023.

The Vietnam MMA - Lion Championship 2023 took place in Hanoi on the late evening of April 1, with the highlight match in the men's 70kg category. The reigning 70kg champion Tran Quang Loc (Vietnam) had a confrontation with young Chinese boxer Bruce Lee. Against the 22-year-old opponent, Tran Quang Loc probed with precise punches.

Seeing his opponent's weakness when he was retreating, Tran Quang Loc seized the opportunity to knock Ly Tieu Long down in the second minute of the first round. Young martial artist Ly Tieu Long tried to break Tran Quang Loc's hold, but with his experience, the 34-year-old martial artist did not give his opponent a chance to stand up. The match ended in 3 minutes and 27 seconds of the first round, when Tran Quang Loc completely dominated with consecutive punches to win by knockout.

Bruce Lee is a young athlete from Quanyonghui Huai'an Jiangsu Club (China), with a strong kickboxing background with a strong standing style. He has competed in 22 kickboxing - Muay Thai matches, won 2 qualifying matches for ONE Championship, won several tournaments and semi-professional - professional kickboxing rounds in China.

Also on the first day of competition, Lion Championship 2023 will feature 8 matches in weight classes for B-class fighters and 7 matches for A-class fighters. Lion Championship is the first professional MMA (mixed martial arts) tournament in Vietnam, held for the first time in 2022 with 9 weight classes.

HOAI PHUONG (synthesis)

Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/the-thao/trong-nuoc/ly-tieu-long-cua-trung-quoc-bi-vo-si-viet-nam-ha-knock-out-723693