DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — Newcomer Rolan Servania and Ronald Bryan Remedio took different routes but produced similar results as defending champion Mandaue City upped to six the number of its boxers seeing action in the semifinals of the 2012 PLDT-ABAP Visayas Area Championships at Robinsons Mall.

In his only second tournament, the 16-year-old, 5-foot-5 Servania displayed his power to score a convincing first round RSC victory over local boy Vince Joan General in the Youth Boys light flyweight category disputed Friday afternoon.

Servania unleashed two solid left cross that caught General in the head resulting to the bout being halted with 2:38 left in the opening round.

Remedio showed accuracy in the third and final round as he connected on two left straights against Negros Occidental’s Feliciano Santiago Jr. that helped him overcome a 0-1 deficit after the first round to win the junior boys light flyweight bout, 3-2.

Youth pinweight fighter Melmark Dignos failed to join his teammates and became the only casualty among their seven boxers as he got tagged with two standing-eight counts against Bago City boxer Raymart Flores in an RSC loss.

The finals is set Sunday with Bago City poised to give Mandaue a tough fight for the overall crown in this four-day tournament organized by the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) with PLDT as its sponsor and the City and Provincial government throwing additional support.

Five boxers from the said delegation made it past the first round with four pugs advancing due to lack of participants in their divisions.

The Province of Negros Occidental also had two boxers winning Friday with Aljhun Oro owning the day’s fastest win as his match against local boy Dexter Flores ended in 1:38 of the first round.