HCM City to host youth muay event and USC champs

November 13, 2018 - 09:00

HCM City will host the municipal Youth Muay Championship and Unimedia Supper Championship (USC) today.

HCM City will host the municipal Youth Muay Championship and Unimedia Supper Championship (USC) today. — Photo sopro.vn
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — HCM City will host the municipal Youth Muay Championship and Unimedia Supper Championship (USC) today.

The event will take place at Hồ Xuân Hương Gymnasium in District 3.

The first USC event will feature 10 top Muay Thai fighters of the country including Lê Hoàng Đức, defending world champion in the men’s 51kg and Huỳnh Hà Hữu Hiếu, defending world champion in the women’s 48kg.

The annual youth event will feature 150 players from 15 teams, competing in 15 categories in different age groups.

“The event is a chance for young fighters to show their passion for martial arts. It is also a preview for international events to be held in Việt Nam,” said Giáp Trung Thang, general secretary of HCM City’s Muay Federation.

Following this event, a fight night for the second USC event will be held in HCM City on December 23 at Nguyễn Du Gymnasium in District 1. — VNS

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