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                    [Title] => Muay boxers miss title despite 3 golds
                    [Summary] => With the President watching from the sidelines, the Philippines put up a strong fight for the golds at stake but fell short in its bid to wrest the overall championship from Thailand yesterday at the culmination of the first SEA Games muay thai competition at the GSIS gymnasium in Pasay City.


World champion Roland Claro emerged the lone Filipino champion in the muay division as he bagged the gold over Thailand’s Uchaim Yingram in the light flyweight (45-48 kgs).
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Velasco, a 5-4 native of Baguio, couldn’t get his offensive rhythm going early against the rangy Laotian but the Pinoy champ eventually connected timely kicks and jabs to earn the judges’ nod in the 51-54 kg. semifinals.
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World champion Roland Claro emerged the lone Filipino champion in the muay division as he bagged the gold over Thailand’s Uchaim Yingram in the light flyweight (45-48 kgs).
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Velasco, a 5-4 native of Baguio, couldn’t get his offensive rhythm going early against the rangy Laotian but the Pinoy champ eventually connected timely kicks and jabs to earn the judges’ nod in the 51-54 kg. semifinals.
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