THE Philippines wrapped up its campaign at the Asian Boxing U22 & U19 Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, with a total of two silver and two bronze medals.
Clark Vicera capped the country’s bid with a silver medal in the men’s 50kg division, falling short in the final after a unanimous decision loss to Thailand’s Kiattisak Sukwee. Vicera advanced to the gold-medal bout by defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Iasur Taalaibek Uulu in the semifinals.
In the women’s 51kg division, Xian Baguhin battled her way to the championship round.
She outclassed India’s Yakshika via unanimous decision in the quarterfinals and edged Japan’s Moena Kashiwada in a split decision in the semifinals. However, Baguhin settled for silver after bowing to China’s Shu Liu on points in the final.
Mark Ashley Fajardo and Ronel Suyom added a bronze medal each to the tally, though both were forced to withdraw from their respective semifinal bouts due to injuries.
Fajardo, competing in the men’s welterweight (65kg) division, suffered a left-hand injury during his preliminary match, ruling him out of the semifinals. Suyom, in the men’s bantamweight (55kg) U22 division, sustained a cut above his left eyebrow during his quarterfinal win over China’s Shaoqing Li, forcing him to forfeit his semifinal clash with Mongolia’s Durguunsaikhan Kharkhuu.
