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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) board has decided to deny the request of the national boxing team to participate in a tournament next month in New Delhi due to the sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in India in recent weeks.

World champion boxer Nesthy Petecio believed that the guidance of her late best friend, Alexcel Dargantes, was instrumental in her journey of becoming the latest athlete to earn a spot in the Tokyo Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee Boxing Task Force (IOC-BTF) has sent to the Philippine Olympic Committee confirmatory notices of qualification to the Tokyo Olympics of four Filipino boxers.

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has shed light on the recent social media clamor of Olympic-bound boxers Irish Magno and Eumir Felix Marcial.

Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) President Ricky Vargas has no doubt on the capabilities of boxer Eumir Marcial to win a medal in this year’s Tokyo Olympics.

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has been working double time to send Olympic hopefuls and qualifiers to a training camp in Thailand in the midst of the pandemic.

After a successful pro debut in the US last week, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial reiterated that he is fully committed to the national team which is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics next year.

Even with the hectic schedule inside the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) bubble, coaches are finding time to keep their body in shape.

The Joint Administrative Order (JAO), made up of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and Department of Health (DOH), admits it will take more than just the submission of safety protocols for contact sports to get the go signal to resume training.

Boxing chief Ricky Vargas believes he might end up with a broken heart if the Tokyo Olympics gets scrapped altogether.