Boxing

Trương Đình Hoàng

HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese World Boxing Association (WBA) Asia Super Middleweight champion Trương Đình Hoàng will defend his belt next month in Đắk Lắk Province.

Trương Đình Hoàng announced the bout on his Facebook page on February 26, though the challenger has yet to be named.

"After many days of waiting, the date is finalised. I will have my first pro match in my home town, the land that fed me and saw my growing up," he wrote.

"I will try my best to give boxing lovers and my home a beautiful match. See you at Buôn Ma Thuột City on Februay 26."

The match will be open-door and free for all supporters.

Hoàng, 32, has a perfect professional record after three pro bouts.

He became Việt Nam's first WBA Asia East Super Middleweight champion after defeating Korean rival Lee Gyu-hyun in 2019.

On February 2, 2020, he knocked out Yuttana Wongda of Thailand to lift the WBA Asia belt.

In his most recent outing, Hoàng floored Indonesian Robert Kopa in the 'LEAD: The Beginning' event last October.

Last month, he cruised to a gold medal at the ninth National Sports Games, which he declared his last amateur boxing competition. VNS