Negrense lady boxers reach boxing finals (8:32 a.m.)
THAILAND — Mitchelle Martinez and Annaliza Cruz, both Negrense boxers are hoping to snatch gold at the ongoing 24th Southeast Asian Games here.
Martinez, a two-time Asian Champion and Cruz along with world championship veteran Alice Kate Apari, have already reached the finals for their respective weight class Monday.
A policewoman by profession, Martinez, toppled Laotian Manivone Phimsomphon to win via a referee stopped contest-outclassed (RSCO) with 1:50 left in the second round of their lightweight semis.
Cruz, on the other hand, defeated Thi Ngan Ha Le of Vietnam by RSCO at 1:36 of the second round.
While, Apari, of the University of Baguio, also started out the country’s winning format for the day by outsmarting Vietnamese light-flyweight Nguyen Thi Hoa, 13-2.
Also aiming to reach the semifinals Tuesday are light flyweight Albert Pabila, bantamweight Junel Cantancio, lightweight Joegin Ladon and light heavyweight Manmino Tapangcopa.
While Filipino boxers Godfrey Castro and Annie Albania for flyweights, Orlando Tacuyan, Jr. and Ronijen Sofla for featherweights, Jouveliet Chilem for bantamweight, Larry Semillano for super lightweight and Junie Tizon for middle weight, will be fighting for gold on Thursday.
HEY!!!!!!!!!!!! Philippines you don’t have sport spirit why you withdraw from men boxing. Are you scared? if you think this SEA game is not fair or do you think we are cheat. Next year Olympics at Beijing if your country is not a coward let them fight with my country again. Olympic games is international sport game every sport is fair game. If you think you are top or you are the best meet me again at Beijing next year..
Ranger Boy,
The filipino amateur boxers didn’t withdraw from the competition because they were scared or cowards ….. if they were cowards would they risk their reputation as Philippine’s Amateur boxers, be criticize and be put to shame not only them but as well as their family and its also disappointing for them to withdraw from a game they love the most but they did and
considering these things don’t you think that they have a very good reasons in doing so, and if you watched the whole boxing competition from elimination up to the finals then you know how good these boxers are.
And before I forget in the womens boxing devision there were times most of the time actually that the filipina boxer doesn’t score even if its a clear shot/punch but her opponent keeps on scoring and there were times that she scores without punching at all she just clinch! if you weren’t able to watch it maybe you could ask someone who watched the game a person you know who is not bias and who is honest or you can barrow a tape of the game Ah yah try to focus on bouts number 2,5 and on the 1st and 2nd round of bout 6,your a sports minded person so you will know if theres a cheating done.
EVERY SPORT IS FAIR GAME, yes your right about it but when greedy people comes bias and unfairness comes as well that ruins the game and bring pain to players/athletes.
my mistake its not bout number 6 its bout number 7 (60kg).