Thao, nicknamed The Trigger, was the national champion for eight consecutive years from 2009 to 2016. In 2017, he became the first Vietnamese boxer to hold the WBC Asia belt. Earlier this year, Thao said he was willing to put aside all other plans to compete at the SEA Games 31, as his main goal was to win the gold medal for Vietnam. To prepare for the event hosted by Vietnam, Thao began intense training a few months ago. “I have been training two times a day and each time lasts about two hours or more. That's about five hours every day. I went to Phan Thiet to train with the national team, then to Thailand and now I'm in Bac Ninh to complete the preparation. “It feels great to return to the national team. I feel honored to represent my home country in the SEA Games,” Thao said. During the training process, Thao faced several difficulties since SEA Games will hold amateur boxing events, not for pros. So he had to make some adjustments to fit the bill. “Professional boxing is like a long run, a marathon, while amateur boxing is at a shorter distance, which means the duration… Read full this story
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