Dinh Hong Quan won a beautiful victory over the Philippines, winning the historic IBF belt for Vietnamese boxing
On the evening of April 23, Dinh Hong Quan (7-1-1) entered the match against Delmar Pellio (9-1) in the main match at the IBF WBO 4 Titles Match event held in Ba Ria – Vung Tau. . On the eve of the confrontation, the two sides were judged on par with their own strengths.
Pellio was the first to attack with a combo at the end of the first minute. The Red Army immediately backed away and quickly got out of the dangerous situation. Very quickly, the Vietnamese puncher also had 2 counter-attack situations in a row. Red Army increased in strength in the late half, but Pellio moved quite flexibly.
The speed of the confrontation was pushed up in the 2nd round. In the middle of the round, Pellio counterattacked accurately, causing the Red Army to face many difficulties. However, the Vietnamese puncher promptly regained the position. Hong Quan’s ability to cut attacks is still quite good. Without attacking too much, our boxer has more accuracy.
Despite having to play away, Pellio proved to be very confident and did not hesitate to provoke the Red Army to strike. At the end of the third round, both sides rushed to exchange blows and continuously hit the opponent. In the last seconds, Hong Quan launched a beautiful left hook that made the fans unable to sit still.
Pellio had 2 consecutive right hooks correctly at the beginning of the 4th round. On the opposite side, Red Army used the jab very well. At the end of the round, Hong Quan was the better player with a series of accurate shots. Pellio also took a lot of hits since the beginning of the game.
Hong Quan had an extremely effective 5th round when using left shots that caused the opponent to stagger. The Filipino puncher was in a hurry and repeatedly missed. On the opposite side, Hong Quan played better, outperforming the opponent in terms of efficiency.
Round 6 continued to witness consecutive exchanges of blows from the two boxers. The jabs are still used very flexibly by the Red Army. In round 7, the Red Army stuns Pellio but could not take the opportunity to deliver the finishing blow.
The speed of the match was touched again in the 8th half when both sides showed signs of weakness. Pellio revealed many loopholes and received continuous counterattacks from the Red Army. The closing bell rang just in time to save the Filipino puncher.
In the last two innings, Pellio focused on attacking at the beginning but was out of breath in the second half. Hong Quan showed a much better speed than the opponent in the last minutes.
In the end, the victory by consensus score belonged to the Red Army. With this result, Hong Quan officially became the champion of IBF Asia. The 24-year-old boxer could not hide his emotion, shedding tears as soon as his name was called.
Photo: Son Tung
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