Vietnam's first professional boxing champion

In this afternoon, October 23th, the WBO female mini-flyweight title bout between challenger Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi (Vietnam) and the defending champion Etsuko Tada (Japan) took place at the Wadong gymnasium., Ansan, South Korea. The Vietnamese won a unanimous decision after 10 rounds, thereby becoming the first Vietnamese pro boxer to win a championship from one the 4 major sanctioning bodies. This is just her fifth professional bouts.
Congratulation to my compatriot, hopefully we will see more Vietnamese fighters joining the pro ranks in the future.

 

Yep I had to double check, it seems legits. No international outlets has reported this bouts, I got this from Vietnamese newspaper.

 

Yep Nhi defeated a 4-time world champion at her 5th pro bouts, that's awesome. Vietnam outlaws prizefighting so it's hard to find a promising fighter. I hope the Vietnamese government realizes the potential, prizefighting makes big bucks everywhere. Philipine, Thailand, Indonesia all have plenty of combat sports champion so why not Vietnam.

 

At least they have a chance to earn money with their craft, after their amateur careers are over their only option is to become a trainer for the national team or open a gym. Vietnamese combat sports athletes make very little money from competition, often broke and plagued with injuries when they retire. It's sad, really.