THAILAND OPEN CAMPAIGNERS. Members of the Philippine boxing team pose for posterity after winning three gold and two silver medals in the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament that ended on Saturday (April 9, 2022) at the Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel. From left: Roel Velasco (coach), Mitchel Martinez (coach), Hergie Bacyadan, Aira Villegas, Riza Pasuit, Reynaldo Galido (coach), Rogen Ladon, Ian Clark Bautista, Don Abnett (coach), Marcus Manalo (ABAP secretary-general). (Photo courtesy of ABAP secretary-general Marcus Manalo) MANILA - The Philippine national boxing team seeks to fine-tune its game as it goes into the final stage of its rigorous preparations for the 31st Southeast Asian Games as well as the 2022 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships next month. This after a victorious campaign in the recently-concluded 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held at the luxurious Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel where 14 Filipino pugilists joined, wi
GOLDEN PUNCH. Rogen Ladon (right) connects with a left uppercut to Amit Panghal of India during their men's flyweight gold medal bout in the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament at the Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel. Ladon grabbed the gold after scoring a 3-2 split decision victory. (Asian Boxing Confederation photo) PHUKET, Thailand - Filipino boxers Rogen Ladon, Riza Pasuit and Hergie Bacyadan snagged gold medals to lead the Philippines' triumphant campaign in the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament at the posh Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel here on Saturday. The reigning Southeast Asian Games flyweight king Ladon earned the nod of three judges for a 3-2 split decision upset over defending Asian Games titlist and 2019 AIBA World Championships silver winner Amit Panghal of India. Ladon, a Rio Olympics veteran, fought methodically to clinch points in the first two rounds before surviving a late flurry from Amit in the final round. Later on,
ROGEN LADON and Ian Clark Bautista punched their way to the gold-medal round of their respective weight classes in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament on Friday at the sprawling Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel in Phuket, Thailand. Defending Southeast Asian Games flyweight champion Ladon showed his veteran savvy in…
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. Ladon easily won, 5-0, to secure at least a bronze medal and advance to the s