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Moralde enters boxing semis

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March 8, 2010 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Engelbert Moralde used his speed and power to beat his Uzbek rival, 5-1, and advance to the semifinal round of the 148-kg division of the 19th Asian Youth Boxing Championship in Tehran, Iran late Saturday.

Moralde, from Davao City and a discovery of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines Youth Championship in Puerto Princesa last year, goes up against an Indian for a shot at the light flyweight gold medal.

19TH

AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

ASIAN YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP

BOXING

CHAMPIONSHIP

DAVAO CITY

ENGELBERT MORALDE

MORALDE

PUERTO PRINCESA

TEHRAN

YOUTH
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