WBO Chapter 3 The Rising Stars: Nguyen Van Hai shockingly defeats Chinese boxer

The international boxing competition event "WBO Youth Title Match Chapter 3: The Rising Star" includes 6 exciting matches, organized by Cocky Buffalo in collaboration with the World Boxing Organization (WBO) and broadcast exclusively on VTVcab.

Van Hai (red gloves) attacks Su Xiao-tao

The match that attracted the most attention from fans was the lightweight match between seven-time national champion Nguyen Van Hai and Su Xiao-tao, a famous Chinese boxer who twice held the IBO Asia- Pacific championship belt and the WBO Asia super-featherweight belt.

Su Xiao-tao has too much experience to counter Van Hai.

In terms of experience, Su Xiao-tao is superior with 13 professional matches and 11 wins (6 by knockout). Meanwhile, Nguyen Van Hai has only played in 5 professional matches and won 4 (1 by knockout)... The difference in class is clear, but Nguyen Van Hai entered the match with great determination against his Chinese opponent.

After both sides' probing attacks at the beginning of the match, Van Hai took the initiative to launch straight punches at the end of the first round before launching his signature heavy hook punches at the beginning of the second round. Su Xiao-tao was not at all outdone when launching quite effective combo punches that hit the target, although he also received counter-attacks to the head from Van Hai.

The match was equal in terms of opportunities and effective attacks of both fighters...

The boxer who won two Asian championship belts had many moments when he forced Van Hai to the ropes and at the end of the third round, he threw a very heavy punch to the head of the 34-year-old home boxer. Su Xiao-tao attacked continuously in the fourth round, forcing Van Hai to move to avoid the blows and this situation continued into the following rounds.

... the referees decided Van Hai won

Under the enthusiastic cheers of the home crowd, Van Hai was in high spirits and had quality counterattacks in round 7. In the final round, Van Hai fought with great effort and had a good position against the Chinese champion. In the end, Van Hai won by points when 2/3 of the judges decided to choose the Vietnamese boxer. An unexpected result but completely worthy of Van Hai's effort and intelligence against the extremely classy boxer who once dominated Asia.

Van Hai and manager Kim Sang-bum of Cocky Buffalo

Besides Van Hai's victory, the 26-year-old boxer also had a surprising performance against Zheng Yu-jie (China) in the super-flyweight class. Being underestimated by his Chinese opponent who had nearly 30 professional matches, Huu Thuong entered the match confidently, taking advantage of his reach and height to throw very good straight punches. Zheng Yu-jie defended very tightly and had some quite dangerous counter-attacking left hooks.

Pham Huu Thuong (red) and Zheng Yu-jie

Under pressure from Zheng Yu-jie, Huu Thuong fought very calmly to throw straight punches and maintain a safe distance. The Chinese boxer showed his extensive experience when defending very tightly to close in before throwing punches at close range to score points... In the end, the referee scored a draw for both boxers. A very commendable match for Huu Thuong against a very strong boxer with extensive professional experience.

The two boxers were declared a draw after eight rounds.

In the highlight match of the event, the super-lightweight sensation Song Chan-ho successfully defended his WBO Oriental Youth title against the talented Thai boxer Poramin Saengpak. The Korean champion showed his class with some excellent backhands to the face that left Poramin stunned. In a tight match, Poramin was able to create a few counterattacks but did not make Song Chan-ho flinch.

Song Chan-ho overwhelmingly attacks Poramin Saengpak

Attacking like a storm, with less than 1 minute left in round 5, the Korean champion landed a heavy backhand to Poramin's face, causing the Thai boxer to fall to the floor. The referee declared a knockout victory for Song Chan-ho, helping the Korean champion successfully defend the prestigious WBO belt for the 3rd time and at the same time extend his unbeaten streak to 12 matches, including 8 wins by knockout.

Song Chan-ho wins, receives championship belt

In the remaining matches, 17-year-old Lee Ju-yeong (whose mother is Vietnamese) lost by knockout to the very strong Bayarkhuu Ganbaatar (Mongolia) in the first round. Kim Gun (South Korea) won on points against Tenorio Romeo (Philippines) after 6 fierce and dedicated rounds. Another representative from the Cocky Buffalo "furnace", Mikhail Lesnikov (Russia) won against his Chinese opponent Zhang Xian-hai.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/wbo-chapter-3-the-rising-stars-nguyen-van-hai-thang-soc-vo-si-trung-quoc-2023042307334879.htm