ABAP boxers yukod sa Asian Elite sa Jordan

Amman, Jordan – Nag­wakas ang kam­pan­ya ng mga Filipino figh­ters sa 2013 Asian Elite Men’s Boxing Cham­pionships.

Ito ay matapos matalo sina Asian Games gold me­dalist Rey Saludar at Ro­gen Ladon sa kani-ka­nilang mga kalaban sa quarterfinal round.

Nabigo si Saludar kay Tanes Ongjunta ng Thailand, 28-29, 28-29, 28-29, sa flyweight division.

Nakawala naman kay Ladon ang tagumpay nang mabigo kay Temertas Zhussupov ng Kazakhstan, 28-28, 28-29, 27-30.

Hindi naitago ni ABAP executive director Ed Picson ang kanyang pag­kadismaya sa nalasap na kabiguan nina Saludar at Ladon.

“We are naturally disappointed but all our los­ses were to powerhouse teams and all were close fights. But we fell short,” wika ni Picson. “We were unfortunate to meet them early in the tournament, but that’s the way it is. We learned some valuable les­sons here.”

Ang iba pang miyembro ng PLDT-ABAP team ay sina Mario Fernandez (ban­tamweight), Junel Can­tancio (lightweight) at Joel Bacho (light wel­ter­weight).

Sina Fernandez, Cantancio at Bacho ay kaagad nabigo sa kanilang mga ka­ribal sa preliminary round ng torneo.