World champion Tran Van Thao defeats Mexican master at WBO boxing event

The match that has attracted the most attention from fans is the big battle between Vietnamese boxer, IBA world champion Tran Van Thao and Kenbun Torres in the 54kg weight class. Van Thao's opponent is a boxer from Mexico, the world's leading boxing country with an impressive record of 12 wins, 9 wins by knockout after 16 times in the ring. This match is expected to take place in 8 rounds, each round lasting 3 minutes. The day before, the two boxers had a headbutt at the weigh-in.

Tran Van Thao (right) and his opponent gave fans an exciting and dramatic match.

Entering the match, the two fighters quickly tested each other. Kenbun Torres showed his class with quality straight punches, causing Van Thao to have difficulty. In response, Van Thao launched dangerous right punches, forcing his opponent to retreat. At the end of the first round, Van Thao caused excitement with 2 consecutive accurate punches.

In the beginning of the second round, the two fighters increased the pace with continuous exchanges of blows. In the middle of the round, Van Thao landed a powerful body shot that caused pain to his opponent. Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Vietnamese fighter pressed fiercely, forcing his opponent to continuously move back. Despite being at a disadvantage, Torres was still able to score with an accurate combo of blows before the second round ended.

Playing with courage and caution against a formidable opponent, Van Thao continued to score points in the third round with a right hand to the opponent's chin and a precise left hook afterwards. Not only attacking well, Van Thao also showed his ability to defend tightly, making Kenbun Torres' attempt to score in the fourth round unsuccessful.

Tran Van Thao continues to make Vietnamese boxing famous

Kenbun Torres tried to attack in round 5 but was continuously counterattacked by Van Thao. However, the Mexican boxer showed almost no signs of being affected or losing his stamina. The two boxers continued to give the audience a satisfying duel with continuous exchanges of blows in the remaining rounds. As a result, Tran Van Thao won by points from the referees after 8 thrilling rounds. The 16th victory in only 17 matches for the Vietnamese boxer.

In the main event, Chinese champion Zhu DianXing won the WBO global minimum weight (47.5kg) belt against Thai challenger Sanchai Yotboon.

Zhu DianXing wins WBO global minimum weight belt

The event also witnessed 3 other eye-catching knockouts. The first African boxer to compete in Vietnam, Maobi Ngaka, proved why he is known as the “Botswana boxing eagle”. With his flexible and unpredictable style of fighting and the ability to keep a good distance to strike thanks to his long reach, Maobi Ngaka successfully knocked out Thai Hoang Huy with a technical knockout at the end of the 4th round.

Thus, with 6 matches, 4 of which ended in knock-out, and the dramatic victory of home boxer Tran Van Thao, the WBO Global Title Match boxing event brought the audience a feast for the eyes.

WBO Global Title Match is a prestigious martial arts event with extremely high professional quality organized by Cocky Buffalo - a martial arts training company, organizing professional martial arts events in Vietnam in collaboration with the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and broadcast exclusively on VTVcab.

News and photos: BAO ANH

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