Tran Van Thao is the first Vietnamese to win a WBC Asia title (Photo vothuat.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Tran Van Thao has made history by becoming the firstVietnamese to win a World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia title on November 23 inBangkok, Thailand.
The Vietnamese needed only 36 seconds to knock out George"Coken" Lumoly of Indonesia to take the belt in the super flyweightcategory.
Thao set up his domination from the beginning of the first set, deliveringconsecutive punches against Lumoly, who is considered a more experiencedathlete.
In the ninth second, Thao landed a heavy strike that made Lumoly dizzy and thereferee had to count down. When the game began again, he continued with hispunches, and the Indonesian collapsed for the second time in the 36th second.The referee then decided to stop the match and Thao was announced the winner.
Lumoly, 26, is from Jakarta. He turned professional in 2013. He has previouslycompeted in the light flyweight class. In September, the Indonesian won a titleat the Indonesia Professional Boxing Commission.
Lumoly has recorded eight wins, three draws and one defeat. Six of his wins areknockouts.
Despite being the same age, Thao is a less-experienced boxer in comparison withhis rival since it was his first time participating in a 12-round match. Hisprevious bouts have usually been 4-6 rounds. His longest encounter was eightrounds.
With the victory, Thao has raised his winning record to seven, which includesfive knockouts and no defeats.
Born in 1992 in HCM City, Thao grabbed a gold medal in the National BoxingChampionships’ 52kg class last year and was the champion at the SteelCompetition Boxing Tournament, an annual event for professional boxers, in thesame year.
WBC is one of four major organisations that are sanctioned to organise worldchampionship boxing bouts, alongside the International Boxing Federation,World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organisation. WBC Asia is one of themost prestigious boxing bodies of the continent.-VNA
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Tran Van Thao is the first Vietnamese to win a WBC Asia title (Photo vothuat.vn) 
