{"id":113010,"date":"2017-08-20T23:29:23","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T03:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=113010"},"modified":"2017-08-20T23:31:42","modified_gmt":"2017-08-21T03:31:42","slug":"3-filipino-boxers-win-advance-to-the-next-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/20\/3-filipino-boxers-win-advance-to-the-next-round\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Filipino boxers win, advance to the next round"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Three Filipino boxers on Sunday defeated their respective foes in separate categories to advance into the next round in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games here. (Photo<\/a>: Paris on Ponce & Le Maison Rouge\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Three Filipino boxers on Sunday defeated their respective foes in separate categories to advance into the next round in the ongoing 29th Southeast Asian Games here.<\/p>\n

Bantamweight Mario Fernandez highlighted the Filipino boxers\u2019 three victories of the day by knocking out Maung Nge of Myanmar.<\/p>\n

Flyweight Ian Clark Bautista started the onslaught of the Filipino boxers by demolishing host Malaysian boxer Abdul Salam Kasim, 5-0.<\/p>\n

Almost an hour later, middleweight Eumer Felix Marcial capped the night with another spectacular 5-0 win over Nguyen Manh Cuong of Vietnam.<\/p>\n

The boxing matches are being held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibit Center (MITEC), almost an hour by public transport away from the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very happy for the performance of our boxers, three out of three, you cannot get any better than that,\u201d said Ed Picson, secretary-general of the local boxing association of the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cSana tuloy-tuloy ang supporta ng mga kababayan natin, at makaka-asa kayo na tuloy-tuloy ang ating mga boxers,”<\/em>\u00a0Picson added.<\/p>\n

\u201cMasaya ako, sana tuloy-tuloy,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Jose \u201cPeping\u201d Cojuangco who, together with other senior officials, personally witnessed the victories of the Filipino pugilists.<\/p>\n

Bantamweight Fernandez, the defending titlist, delivered a stunning right upper to the face of his Myanmar foe that led to a standing count by the referee in just two minutes in the first round.<\/p>\n

\u201cMasaya at ibinigay ng ating Panginoon ang panalo,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0said Fernandez, pointing out that he just followed the instruction of his coach not to be over confident.<\/p>\n

On Monday (Aug. 21), action shifts to Olympian Charly Suarez, John Novel Marvin and Carlo Paalam.
\n<\/strong>Suarez will fight in the 64 kg, Marvin in the 81 kg while Paalam sees action in the 49 kg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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