"King" Truong Dinh Hoang successfully defended the WBA Asia belt

Truong Dinh Hoang has won the national championship for 14 consecutive years, and has won 3 knockout matches in his professional boxing career. His opponent, Baek Dae Hyun, born in 1998, is one of the top prospects in Korea, having gone through hundreds of amateur matches and achieving a professional record of 4 wins (3 knockout wins) and 1 loss.

Having defended his belt in Thailand and the Philippines, this is the first time Dinh Hoang has competed in his home country of Vietnam. Meanwhile, his Korean opponent - Baek Dae Hyun is competing abroad for the first time.

Truong Dinh Hoang successfully defended the WBA Asia super middleweight title.

At the beginning of the match, Dinh Hoang "greeted" his opponent with a precise punch. Throughout the following rounds, the two fighters actively exchanged quick punches with powerful hooks to the face. Both Truong Dinh Hoang and Baek Dae Hyun showed confidence and wisdom in implementing tactics and adjusting the pace of the match to overcome their opponents.

In round 5, Dinh Hoang received a heavy right hand from his Korean opponent that made him stagger. However, the Vietnamese boxer still stood firm and avoided many attacks from his opponent.

Dinh Hoang (left) with his rich competition experience defeated his young opponent from Korea.

Starting from round 7, Truong Dinh Hoang gradually took the lead with precise punch combinations. The Vietnamese boxing king showed his superior experience in distributing his physical strength and choosing the right timing to strike against his Korean opponent, leaving Baek Dae Hyun stunned for many moments.

In the end, Truong Dinh Hoang won, successfully defending the WBA Asia super middleweight championship belt.

After the victory, Truong Dinh Hoang shared: "I thank everyone very much for coming here to cheer for the Vietnamese boxers. The Korean opponent is very young and energetic. My coaching staff and I have studied our opponent very carefully. Thank you to the Saigon Sport Club coaching team for helping me get this result."

"King" Truong Dinh Hoang successfully defended the WBA Asia belt

Besides Dinh Hoang's match, Nguyen Ngoc Hai was the second person in the event to win the WBA title. Ngoc Hai knocked out Thai boxer Campee Phayom after just over 1 minute of the second round with a powerful "storm of punches" and won the WBA Asia super flyweight title.

Nguyen Ngoc Hai won the WBA South Asia super flyweight title

The only regrettable thing in this event was Le Huu Toan's failure in the defense of the WBA Asia lightweight title. The Vietnamese boxer lost by only 1 point to Mexican opponent Gohan Rodriguez Garcia and lost the title.

Le Huu Toan failed in the match to defend the WBA Asia lightweight title.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/nam-vuong-truong-dinh-hoang-bao-ve-thanh-cong-dai-wba-chau-a-20230326001345426.htm