Kickboxing

Strongest fighters will take part in the National Top Boxing Clubs Championship in Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province. VNS Phôt

VŨNG TÀU — The National Top Boxing Clubs Championship will take place on March 17-26 in Bà Rịa Vũng Tàu Province.

Around 300 fighters representing 30 delegations will compete in 12 weight categories (from U45 to U91kg) for men and nine for women (U46kg to U75kg) in the low kick disciplines .

In the full contact bouts, male boxers will vie for golds in 10 categories from U46kg to U75kg and female from U46kg to U69kg.

Each fight will have three two-minute rounds with one minute rest between each round.

Việt Nam Kickboxing Federation General Secretary Dương Ngọc Hải said this year's tournament promised competitive matches especially in the categories of four 32nd SEA Games champions Nguyễn Hoàng (Đắk Lắk), Xuân Phương (Hà Nội), Lê Thị Nhi (Gia Lai) and Hằng Nga (Bình Định).

The nation's strongest clubs have confirmed their participation. Among them, Hải said, reigning champions Hà Nội were considered favourites.

Hà Nội are home to famed fighters such as Nguyễn Doãn Long, Nguyễn Xuân Phương and Nguyễn Quang Huy (men), and Bùi Yến Ly, Triệu Thị Phương Thủy, Bùi Hải Linh and Đinh Thị Hoa (women).

The tournament will be a test for the national coaches to pick the best athletes for the sixth Asian Indoor Games and Martial Arts in Thailand in November. VNS