Aaron Jude Bado’s bronze medal feat at the 2024 World Boxing Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia came at a price on Tuesday, Sept. 25, after suffering an accidental headbutt that rendered him unfit to continue his gold-medal campaign. Aaron Jude Bado, left, with head coach Roel Velasco. (ABAP) Competing...
A small Philippine boxing team is scheduled to leave for the United States on Monday, April 9, to bolster its preparations for Olympic qualifications, as well as the 2024 Paris Games. Nesthy Petecio, left, and Aira Villegas hope to beef up their Paris Olympics preparations in a training camp in US....
Edgar "Ed" Picson, the veteran sportscaster and Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines president, passed away on Wednesday, April 19. He was 69. *Veteran broadcaster and Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) president Ed Picson.* Colleague and friend Quinito Henson...
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...
PHUKET, Thailand -- Rogen Ladon and Ian Clark Bautista punched their way to the gold medal round of their weight classes in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament on Friday at the sprawling Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort Hotel here. Rogen Ladon (left) slugs it out against Thanarat...
Rogelio "Roger" Fortaleza, former secretary-general of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP), passed away Thursday morning, March 24, due to a lingering illness. He was 62. Roger was a member of the famed Fortaleza boxing brothers including Ricardo, Reynaldo, and Reynato....
ABAP President Ed Picson There will be no holiday breaks for select national boxers as they gear up for the Asian Under-22 Boxing Championships on Jan. 20 to 30 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. This will be the first foreign tournament in Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines’ (ABAP) 2022...
Ed Picson The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has voted longtime executive director and secretary-general Ed Picson as its new president during Thursday’s online elections. Outgoing president Ricky Vargas, who now assumes chairmanship, nominated Picson to continue their...
unnamed (6) After three boxers delivered medals for Team Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics, there is great optimism that Filipino pugs can deliver another big performance in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France. This positive outlook led to the inclusion of two boxers to the new list of Olympics...
Tokyo Olympics silver medal winner Nesthy Petecio finally got her P5 million incentives from the MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) in a simple turnover ceremony held Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Meralco Lighthouse Restaurant in Pasig City. MVP Sports Foundation (MVPSF) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan, second...
(From left to right) Atty. Ed Gastanes, Chef de MIssion Mariano Araneta, Nesthy Petecio, Rep. Abraham Tolentino, Coach Don Abnett and Coach Marcus Manalo. (Photo from Dinah Remolacio) Don Abnett, the Australian Olympic head coach of the Philippine boxing team, whose strategies were instrumental...
