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FINALS HOPEFUL. Rogen Ladon (left) unleashes a left hook against Po-Wei Tu of Chinese Taipei in their flyweight quarterfinal match in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament at the Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel in Thailand on Wednesday (April 6, 2022). Ladon easily won, 5-0, to secure at least a bronze medal and advance to the semis. (Photo courtesy of Thailand Boxing Association) PHUKET, Thailand - Reigning Southeast Asian Games flyweight champion Rogen Ladon guns for at least a silver finish even as four other Filipino boxers aim for the same medal in the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament on Friday at the luxurious Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel here. Ladon takes on hometown bet Thanarat Saengphet in the men's fly semifinals scheduled at the opening match of the afternoon session starting at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. in Manila). Ian Clark Bautista (men's feather), Riza Pasuit (women's light), Aira Villegas (women's fly) and Hergie Bacyadan (wo