VN beats RoK boxers in friendly event in Dong Nai

10:07, 10/07/2018

(ĐN)- Vietnamese boxers made their impressive performance when defeating professional boxers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) 3-2 at the Vina Boxing Cup 2018, held in Dong Nai province on Saturday.

 

(ĐN)- Vietnamese boxers made their impressive performance when defeating professional boxers from the Republic of Korea (RoK) 3-2 at the Vina Boxing Cup 2018, held in Dong Nai province on Saturday.

The event was attended by Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai People’s Committee Nguyen Hoa Hiep and former World Boxing Association (WBA) champion Hong Soo Hwang of the RoK.

The friendly event features five matches with five Vietnamese fighters, namely Vo Thi Kim Anh, Bui Cong Danh Loi, Cao Van Nguyen, Nguyen Van Duong and Nguyen Hong Thang. The RoK boxers are Lee Seong Ho, Suh Moon Chui, Park Hye Soo, Lee Nam Jun and Moon Seong Hyoek. The boxers competed in a semi-professional event with 5 rounds in a match.

The event was organized by the National Sports Administration, the Vietnam Boxing Federation and the South Korea Boxing Committee (KBC), Vietnam Sports Platform Company (VSP) and Dong Nai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism under the sponsorship of Taekwang Vina Industrial Company.

The event is expected to open a new chapter for cooperation between the developing boxing of the two countries.

Reported by A.T