Two-time SEA Games gold medalist Mario Fernandez, on the other hand, will have to take the long route as he starts his campaign in the preliminaries against Maung Nge of Myanmar in the bantamweight class. “Malampasan sana natin ang mga una nating kalaban and, hopefully, they all make it to the semis,” said Alliance of Boxing Association of the Philippines executive director Ed Picson. Carlo Paalam, the youngest on the team at 19, will compete in the flyweight category to fill the void left by Rogen Ladon, who opted to fight in the AIBA World Championships from Aug. 25 to Sept. 3 in Hamburg, Germany. Paalam drew a bye to the quarterfinals where he would clash with Muhamad Fuad B.M. Also fighting on Monday is Filipino-British recruit Marvin Tupaz, who also advanced to the quarterfinals against Felix Merlin Martinez of Cambodia in the light heavyweight category.

Source: Manila Times August 19, 2017 14:57 UTC