HA NOI — The semi-finals of sixth National Club Boxing Cup took place late Thursday night in the beach town of Vinh, Nghe An Province with Doan Manh Linh of the Ha Noi 2 team beating Pham Thanh Hai of HCM City in the 45kg weight class.
Linh moved on to fight Vo Xuan Thanh of Nghe An who rumbled past Tran Phu Cuong of team Hai Phong.
In the 48kg weight class on Thursday night, Nguyen Van Hai of Ha Tay 1 fell to tournament favourite Nguyen Van An, while Ha Noi 1’s Nguyen The Hai beat Nguyen Van Hai of Ha Noi 2.
In the 57kg weight class, Nguyen Trong Dat from the Army team moved on to face Nguyen Thanh Viet from Dac Lac.
The cup’s final bouts were held late last night.
The tournament has attracted 110 boxers from 14 teams nationwide, including the Army, Quang Ngai, Ha Noi and Nghe An. Boxers are competing in 11 weigh classes from 45-95kg.
National team scouts have been searching for fresh talent at this year’s tournament ahead of the 24th Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December.
Competitive boxing is still very new to Vietnamese youths, but with more tournaments being organised there are some rising stars in the sport, including Van An from the Nghe An boxing team.
Van An won last year’s National Youth Boxing Championship.
Thai team to train in Viet Nam
To improve the Vietnamese women’s boxing team, the national training board has invited Thailand to train here with local athletes for the next month.
The Thai women’s team will arrive in Viet Nam on Sunday and train with Vietnamese boxers at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace.
The Thai squad of six boxers are considered the strongest in Southeast Asia, say officials. — VNS
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