Muay Thai
WBC Muay Thai Việt Nam champion Huỳnh Hoàng Phi (left) is a title candidate of the Muay Thai Rampage x Road To ONE: Việt Nam's strawweight category. Photos of Shadow Entertainment
HCM CITY — The Muay Thai Rampage x Road To ONE: Việt Nam's semi-finals will be held on July 21 in HCM City.
Four thrilling matches of the eight strongest fighters will take place at the city's martial art hub, Saigon Sports Club.
Cao Trọng Quý of Bùi Duy Vinh Dojo will face big trouble against WBC Muay Thai world title holder Trương Cao Minh Phát of Saigon Sports Club in the flyweight (61kg) bout.
The Red Lion, the only foreign fighter since the qualification round, of Venum Training Camp, will punch Nguyễn Hào Hiệp of Phi Long Chánh Dojo, also in the flyweight category.
In the strawweight (52kg) class, WBC Muay Thai Việt Nam champion Huỳnh Hoàng Phi will surely be a big obstacle for rising star Vũ Đại Luật.
Meanwhile Nguyễn Thành Thoan of Kickboxing Việt Nam will be up against former SEA Games champion Huỳnh Văn Tuấn of Muay-Kickboxing HCM City.
In addition to the main matches, there are two supporting events.
World Muay Thai champion Huỳnh Hà Hữu Hiếu will take part in a sporting event of the Muay Thai Rampage x Road To ONE: Việt Nam on July 21 in HCM City.
All eyes will be on the fight between world Muay Thai champion Huỳnh Hà Hữu Hiếu of HCM City and Hanoian young talent Hoàng Khánh Mai, world silver medallist in the women's 45kg category.
World silver medal holder Lê Hoàng Đức of HCM City, who has had many years in the fighting community, will see national champion Dương Đức Bảo from Bình Dương who took SEA Games silver last May and a world bronze last month in the men's 48kg class.
Under card matches will be meets between Phan Trọng Hiếu vs Bùi Trần Triệu (men's 63kg); K-Pa Thuận vs Mai Hồng Phát (men's 60kg); Nguyễn Tiến Phát vs Võ Minh Nghĩa (men's 58kg) and Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa vs Phan Thành Nhân (men's 56kg).
The Muay Thai Rampage will deliver a total of VNĐ6 billion (US$236,000) to the fighters with winners of two categories receiving an invite to compete at the ONE Championship, the world largest martial arts organisation, hosting bouts across all styles of martial arts such as MMA, Muay Thai, Kickboxing among others.
The bouts by Shadow Entertainment will be live aired on the Muay Thai Rampage's Facebook and Youtube channel as well as VTVCab's platforms. VNS
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