FILE–Philippines’ Rogen Ladon.
Rogen Ladon noticed his quest for a visit to the 2024 Paris Olympics come to a bitter finish on the ongoing World Olympic Qualification Match in Bangkok, Thailand.
“Sorry, I attempted my greatest nevertheless it wasn’t meant to be,’’ mentioned Ladon in Filipino after falling to Spain’s Rafael Lozano, 4-1, of their opening bout within the males’s 51kg.
Ladon sacrificed his weight plans and as a substitute enlisted in a lighter division that ultimately took its toll on the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympian.
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“Footwork, counter assaults and quantity of punches weren’t his regular,’’ mentioned Affiliation of Boxing Alliances within the Philippines secretary normal Marcus Manalo, who paid tribute to Ladon’s sense of teamwork in agreeing to remain on the flyweight division.
The 30-year-old from Bago, Negros Occidental wished to maneuver up the scales earlier than the Olympic qualifiers, however gave strategy to Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Carlo Paalam.
“The consequences of weight discount had been evident this time. However Rogen has given each ounce of his power to signify us at this stage and we thank him for that,’’ mentioned Manalo.
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In accordance with males’s coach Ronald Chavez, going as much as a heavier class is inevitable for Ladon sooner or later if the two-time Southeast Asian Video games gold medalist and Asian Video games silver medalist intends to lengthen his profession.
“I attempted pushing him past his limits, however he’s drained and located it troublesome to maneuver his legs. Going as much as a heavier weight is critical for him at this level,’’ mentioned Chavez.
Paalam superior to the spherical of 32 within the males’s 57kg division on Could 28 the place he’s sure to face Turkmenistan’s Shukur Overzov, who defeated the Filipino pug within the spherical of 16 through the first World Qualification Match in Busto Arsizio, Italy two months in the past.
Paalam wants 4 extra victories to safe an Olympic berth and be part of fellow boxers Eumir Marcial, Nesthy Petecio and Aira Villegas in Paris.
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In the meantime, Criztian Pitt Laurente opens his bid within the males’s 63.5kg division reverse Kazakhstan’s Mukhammedsabyr Bazarbay Uulu on Sunday on the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok whereas Hergie Bacyadan fights on Monday in opposition to Spain’s Dunia Mas Martinez within the girls’s 75kg division.
