PARIS – Ricky Vargas, chairman of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), is hopeful that boxing would be staged in the Los Angeles Games four years from now. Nesthy Petecio, right, delivers bronze medal for the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Olympics. (AP) Gaining the...
“Bahala na si Lord.” That was the text message of Philippine boxing coach Ronald Chavez from Saarbrucken, Germany on Sunday, July21, when asked how important the draw is for the five boxers – three returning medalists and two newcomers – in the 2024 Paris Olympics which will have its...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has high hopes for the Paris-bound athletes who aim to deliver the country's first Olympic gold in the sport. (From left) Paris-bound boxers Hergie Bacyadan, Nesthy Petecio, and Aira Villegas The contingent, composed of Tokyo medalists...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) gears up for its final push of sending more athletes to the Paris Olympics after two Filipino boxers recently earned their respective spots through a qualification tournament in Italy. (From left to right) Former boxer and coach Reynaldo...
Officials and coaches of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) share about their experience in the recent qualifying tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the weekly Tuesday, March 19, session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at the conference hall...
The Philippine boxing team will join two training camps in India and Australia as it prepares for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China where Paris Olympics berths will be staked. *Nesthy Petecio, in red, spearheads the PH team in their foreign stints ahead of the Asian Games. (File Photo) *...
Aaron Jude Bado banked on his fluidity in the last two rounds to stun World Championship bronze medalist Thanarat Saengphet of Thailand to capture the men’s flyweight (51kg) gold medal in the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, Jan. 26. Aaron Jude Bado, center, is...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is sending eight up-and-coming fighters to compete in the ASBC Asian Under-22 Championships slated on Jan. 16 to 27 in Bangkok, Thailand. This would be the first international stint in the association’s busy calendar year both for...
National boxers, particularly those eyeing berths for the 2024 Paris Olympics, are expected to have a busy year ahead as they gear up for several training camps and competitions abroad. International competitions and training camps are lined up for Filipino boxers in 2023 as they gear up for elite...
Two Filipino boxers opened the Philippine campaign in the ASBC Elite Championships in Amman, Jordan with contrasting results as Mario Fernandez dropped a close bout while James Palicte won convincingly in his own match. JAMES Palicte of the Philippines (right) connects with a crisp right hook to...
Tokyo Olympics silver medalists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam banner the Philippine boxing squad that will see action in the Asian Elite Men and Women Championships in Amman, Jordan next month. Nesthy Petecio (MB File Photo) The tournament, which fires off from Oct. 30 and Nov. 13, is expected to...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) is building up the best strategies for its athletes following the new qualification system for the 2024 Paris Olympics. ABAP executive director Marcus Manalo said they are looking at international tournaments and training camps for more...
