(ABS-CBN) MANILA, Philippines — The national boxing federation is ready to exhaust all of its resources to support the four Filipino boxers who will represent the country in the Olympic Games in Tokyo this July.
After Irish Magno and Eumir Marcial booked their tickets through the Asia-Oceania qualifiers in March 2020, Carlo Paalam and former world champion Nesthy Petecio also secured their berths through their world rankings last month.
“Ang parati naming sinasabi is, ‘aim high’,” said Ed Picson, secretary-general of the Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines (ABAP), when asked for his projection for the Filipino boxers.
“We cannot lower our projections,” he stressed. “We will aim for the top plum.”
Even before Petecio and Paalam qualified, the federation was already optimistic of the country’s chances in the Olympic Games. Marcial, in particular, was seen as a gold medal hope, thanks to his performance in the qualifiers and his experience in the amateur ranks.
But having four boxers in the Summer Games bolsters Picson’s confidence that they can finally end the country’s medal drought… Read More
