Geez..., it seems like a lifetime ago especially with the COVID pandemic raging across the globe. This photo is going to make it to the history book one day when people look back and ask "Hey, when did professional boxing start in Vietnam?" My business partner is a punter who successfully runs a billion dollar betting business in Australia and he immediately recognized the talents of some Vietnamese boxers from a small boxing event I had arranged 4 months earlier. He had this crazy idea of bringing in talented boxers from Australia to Vietnam to put this opinion to the test. Vietnamese boxers were all amateurs and had not fought professional boxing. He was of the opinion that Vietnamese boxers would put up a good fight while the Australian coach laughed and predicted 100% win by the Australian team with 60% KO rate. 8 boxers were flown in from Australia and the event was on. The event was done as an exhibition fight that allowed amateur boxers to be matched against professional boxers. As the event went on, one Aussie boxer after another exited the ring in disbelief that an amateur would beat him. Final score was 5 wins to the Vietnamese team out of 8 fights that evening. Can't believe me? Check out the full fight videos on our YouTube channel.
Now it begs the question, how did Vietnamese boxers perform so well against good pros? Vietnam is not really known for professional boxing. There are several factors that I think resulted in such outcome. The organizer deliberately kept the rounds at 4 rounds for each bout. This is actually a huge advantage to the amateur boxers who are used to the 3 rounds format under amateur rules. (If you are not familiar with the difference between "Amateur Boxing vs Professional Boxing, check out our blog on this and you will definitely have a better understanding on which boxer is winning and why.) Anyway, back to the topic! Another factor is that the Australian boxers definitely underestimated their opponents and did not really prepare as hard as they otherwise would have. In addition, the weather (the heat and the humidity) is not something boxers from Sydney were used to and this became even harder for them in the ring as multiple halogen spot lights raised the temperature to above 33C. Last but least, it's the psychological aspect of the match up. There must have been a pressure on the professional boxer to win the fight and when they felt being outscored by the Vietnamese amateur boxer in the first 2 rounds, a thought would probably go through "damn....it's only 4 rounds and I am already down on 2.....I gotta do something!" This would push the pro boxers to take more risk by being the aggressor but it also means they become more vulnerable to counter punches and making mistakes that could be exploited by the Vietnamese boxers.
One thing that really stood out was how tough the Vietnamese boxers were. I am not talking about the physical toughness which all boxers had that night but the grit, the heart, and not being afraid at all about fighting professional boxers. Boxing is a mental sport as much as it is a physical sport and this traits by the Vietnamese boxers show bright hope for the future of professional boxing in Vietnam. For the next Victory8, we said we would bring even tougher fighters from overseas to go against the Viets!
VSP PRO 10 boxers being part of history and putting ink on their fight posters.
Who knows who will be the next Vietnam champion - maybe he is in this photo even !
Don't forget - next event is Saturday December 23rd and it will be the biggest show of the year, si don't miss it!
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When you're talking boxing, you're talking tough and Mexican in the same breath !
So Vietnam's Tran Van Thao aka "the Trigger", despite a ring absence of more than a year, wasn't looking for anything easy when he chose Mexican Kenbun Torres as his opponent.
As you can see, both boys were SHREDDED and turned up in DEMON shape at the weigh-in, and this fight lived up to all the hype.
Great job boys !
Tran Van Thao will be back in the ring in January, on a huge card that will include Genesis Servania and another top
Philippines boxer (soon to be announced) at the Paradise City in Incheon Korea.
Vietnam
will like have another representative in the form of the "Hanoi Hitman" Nguyễn Văn Hải, and also a recent visitor from Botswana
Moabi Ngaka is rumoured for possible inclusion.
Watch the full fight here : https://youtu.be/JFyFGS8juow?si=kBNMrmYQVIKIMjMW
Nguyễn Hoàng Việt bước vào màn so tài ở hạng cân 57kg với ưu thế hoàn toàn vượt trội trước đối thủ Nguyễn Huỳnh Triết. Những tổ hợp đòn 1-2 chính xác cùng lối di chuyển thông minh giúp Hoàng Việt đánh bại đối thủ với tỉ số 40-36, 40-36, 40-36. Chiến thắng đầu tiên cho Nguyễn Hoàng Việt ở sàn Boxing chuyên nghiệp VSP Pro.
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Phạm Hữu Thương - tay đấm từ Cocky Buffalo đã có một thế trận hoàn toàn áp đảo trước Nguyễn Đình Phong Quân ở hạng cân 52kg. Kinh nghiệm của võ sĩ đã có 5 trận đấu chuyên nghiệp giúp Phạm Hữu Thương giành chiến thắng knockout kĩ thuật (TKO) ở 1 phút 35 giây hiệp 3.
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Trận đấu có chênh lệch thể trạng lớn nhất tại VSP Pro 10, Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt với những pha ra đòn chủ động và chính xác đã khiến đối thủ Lê Ngọc Minh Khôi gặp vô vàn khó khăn. Sang hiệp 2, Tuấn Kiệt gặp một chấn thương nhẹ ở vai, dù vậy, anh vẫn tạo được thế trận áp đảo để giành chiến thắng knockout kĩ thuật (TKO) ở 1 phút 39 giây ở hiệp đấu thứ tư.
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Tấn Thành với kinh nghiệm và thể hình tốt hơn đã nhanh chóng tạo ra khác biệt trước Tuấn Vũ. Lối ra đòn đa dạng của Tấn Thành giúp anh ghi điểm tốt hơn và đã có những khoảnh khắc tưởng như tay đấm này có chiến thắng knockout.
Trong khi đó dù cũng có một số đòn trúng đích nhưng rõ ràng lối đánh của Tuấn Vũ còn hạn chế kinh nghiệm. Chiến thắng bằng tính điểm đồng thuận cho Tấn Thành hoàn toàn xứng đáng.
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Trận đấu vô cùng gay cấn khi Hồ Minh Chiều (MMA Sài Gòn) sử dụng lối đánh áp sát tấn công triệt để lên Trương Ngô Gia Huy (CLB Boxing TP. Hồ Chí Minh). Các phương án tấn công không ngừng nghỉ liên tục được tung ra khiến Gia Huy gặp rất nhiều khó khăn. Với tỉ số 39-37, 40-36, 39-37, Hồ Minh Chiều đã giành chiến thắng đầu tiên tại VSP Pro.
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Trận đấu cuối cùng ở hạng cân 49kg chứng kiến hai võ sĩ có kĩ thuật chuyên môn rất cao. Trần Minh Công và Hồ Nhật Sang đã mang tới một màn trình diễn chất lượng với kỹ thuật rất tốt. Sau 4 hiệp đấu, cả hai nhận kết quả hòa trong màn ra mắt võ đài chuyên nghiệp với tỉ số 38-38, 38-38, 37-39 (hòa đồng thuận).
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