Vietnamese boxer Trinh The Long will vie for the WBC Asia silver middleweight category belt at the LEAD: Battle of Power on August 20 in HCM City. (Photo of Shadow Entertainment) 'The LEAD: Battle of Power' will see 24 promising athletes fromdifferent countries vying for Asian titles of World Boxing Council (WBC) andWorld Boxing Association (WBA), two of the world's most prestigiousorganisations in the sport.
It will be the first time a WBC Asia match is held in Vietnam.
The main card will be between undefeated Trinh The Long andChayanon Phothijun, a leading boxer from Thailand. They will vie for the WBCAsia silver middleweight belt.
Long has had four professional fights and won all with knock-outresults. Meanwhile, Phothijun took part in 10 bouts. He won seven with five KOsand lost three.
Meanwhile, there are three WBA Asia title fights to be organisedon the same night.
In the lightweight bout, Vo Hong Dat, a promising young Vietnameseboxer with a remarkable performance in local and international competitionsrecently, will face experienced Ernie Sanchez of the Philippines, one of thetop boxing hubs in the world.
Dat has recorded five wins with four KOs in his career whileSanchez has boxed 41 bouts, including 21 wins (12 KOs), 18 losses and twodraws.
In the light flyweight class, boxing prodigy Arvin Paciones willgo head-to-head with Jonathan Refugio in an all-Filipino match.
Paciones, who is currently practising in Vietnam, has fought fourtimes, winning all with three KOs. He is world No 49, according to Boxrec.
Refugio is much more experienced than his rival. Among his 36matches, he won 22 with eight KOs, lost nine and drew five.
The last title match is between Russian Avzalbek Kuranbaev andFilipino Adam Diu Abdulhamid, fighting for the WBA South Asia middleweightbelt.
Kuranbaev has taken part in nine bouts, he won seven with fiveKOs, lost one and drew one. Meanwhile, Abdulhamid has fought 31 times, earning18 wins with nine KOs and 13 losses with three KOs.
Supporters will also cheer on fights between Kellian Sisovic ofFrance vs Zainul Hasan Jr of Indonesia and Hamad Nabil from Singapore vs TriệuKim Long of Vietnam, as well as Lu Huu Thien and Vo Thanh Tung, both of thehost country, among others.
The LEAD: Battle of Power is the third event in the series of proLEAD boxing. The first two were 'LEAD: The Beginning' and 'LEAD: Born to Lead'.
LEAD events are organised by Shadow Entertainment, the VietnamBoxing Federation and the HCM City Boxing Federation.
The series, scheduled to be organised regularly, is expected toreach international standards and become a strong base for Vietnamese fightersto gain experience and integrate into the world.
Shadow Entertainment is operating in the field of managing andtraining professional boxers and martial artists and organising events.
Shadow Entertainment is home to more than 30 local andinternational athletes such as WBA Asia champions Truong Dinh Hoang, Eric Penand Le Huu Toan as well as Muay Thai WBC winner Nguyen Ke Nhon and WBC Muay ThaiInternational champion Truong Cao Minh Phat./.
VNA
