RP?S LEAST KNOWN BOXER GETS RP OFF TO A WINNING START IN OLYMPIC QUALIFIER IN CHINA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 27 Mar 2016
He doesn?t have a name among the six-man Philippine team to the Asian-Oceanian Olympic Qualifying Event but Roldan Boncales Jr carried his responsibility of leading the country's campaign on the second day of competition in the Olympic qualifying tournament in China.
ABAP executive director Ed Picson reported that the 23 year-old flyweight from General Santos City who looked overwhelmed at the start had to draw on his combinations to fend off a spirited challenge from 24 year old Vietnam national champion Tran Von Thao.
Boncales got the nod of all three judges from Kazakhstan, Lithuania and Belarus who turned in identical 30-27 cards.
Boncales' last fight was at the Indonesian President's Cup April last year where he got hit hard in the face by a head butt. Upon return to the Philippines he underwent surgery at the Makati Medical Center for a hairline fracture that laid him off for about 3 months.
A few months ago however, he came back with a vengeance, impressing the ABAP national coaches who allowed him to challenge for the 52 kg. spot against SEA Games & Sri Lanka Lion's Cup gold medalist Ian Clark Bautista.
"It was a very difficult decision for the coaches and management but we decided to give Boncales the slot because of his fiery performances in our Baguio box-offs and in the U.S. training camp.
Picson said Bautista will get a crack in the next Olympic qualifier in June so long as he stays in shape.?
Nolito "Boy" Velasco said he had to practically scream at and douse water on Boncales after he looked dazed after the first round.
The veteran coach said Boncales ? seemed dazed and was punching by instinct alone. So I doused him with water and told him to focus and not mind the crowd. He was then able to shake it off and fought his fight?.
Boncales vowed to be more focused in his next fight on Monday against #4 seed Olzhas Sattibayev of Kazakhstan.
Female boxer Nesthy Petecio goes up against Jennifer Chieng of Micronesia who actually fights in the U.S. on Sunday. Chieng is reported to be half-Filipina.
Charly Suarez, seeded number 2 in the lightweight class, debuts on the same day against Chinese-Taipei's Lai Chu En who upset Turkmenistan's Imankuliyev in a split decision Saturday.
Rogen Ladon and Eumir Felix Marcial, seeded number one in the light flyweight and welterweight classes respectively, will have their first fight on Monday, the 28th along with bantamweight Mario Fernandez, who drew a bye.
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