Vietnam’s young boxer wins silver at world boxing champs
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s Do Hong Ngoc has clinched a silver medal in the final of the 2017 AIBA Youth Women’s World Boxing Championships that took place in Guwahati, India from November 19-27.
To secure her berth in the final, Hong Ngoc defeated foreign rivals Romalin Martinez of the US, and Hu Cailing of China in the quarter-final and semi-final, respectively.
This is the first silver medal for Vietnam women’s boxing at the World Youth Championship since 2011.
The Youth Women’s World Boxing Championship is a biennial event organized by the International Boxing Association (AIBA) since 2009.