ABAP Exec, Iloilo Organizers Meet to Finalize National Youth Slugfest
By Alex P. Vidal
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 05 Feb 2008
ILOILO CITY ? To iron out some kinks in as far as preparations for the 2008 National Open, Youth and Women Amateur Boxing Championships to be held here on April 6-12 is concerned, Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) secretary general Rogelio M. Fortaleza recently met with local organizers led by city councilor Jose Espinosa III, chair of the city sports council, in a hotel here.
?The meeting last Saturday (Feb. 2) morning was to finalize the different working committees that will facilitate the activities in the week-long tournament,? said Marlon Lumacad, representative of Erwin Chiongson?s Winners Gym and one of the private organizers of the national event.
VISIT OF ABAP OFFICIAL. ABAP Secretary General Rogelio M. Fortaleza (sitting second from left) together with (standing L-R) Bebot Quima, Rani Jangayo, Marlon Lumacad, (sitting L-R) Martin Sonido, Fortaleza, Alex Vidal, Antonio Frias at the Robinsons Place Feb. 2.
Lumacad, 53, said also present during the meeting held at the Sarabia Manor Hotel and Convention Center were city sports coordinator Jojo Castro and Chiongson, chief financier, along with the city government, of the ?Box Iloilo Box? amateur boxing tournament held here on a weekly basis.
Lumacad said the tournament shall be known as ?Smart National Open, Youth and women Amateur Boxing Championship? as the telecom firm has agreed to be the main sponsor. The city government will also reportedly chip in half of the amount needed to run the event.
?We will close a portion of De Leon St., (City Proper) across two buildings of the Robinsons Place during the duration of the tournament to be used as venue,? said Lumacad.
The objective of the national slugfest, sanctioned by ABAP, is ?to widen the identification and recruitment of potentially talented boxers who will be scientifically trained and molded into a highly competitive athlete who will represent and bring honors to the country in international competitions,? stated the tournament guidelines.
The concept, Fortaleza stressed, is ?a truly comprehensive boxing tournament designed to establish a solid structure of camaraderie and closer brotherhood amongst the different boxing organizations nationwide under the ABAP guidelines.
WEIGHT CATEGORY
The different weight categories to be contested are: For kids over 11 years old but under 13 years old?no weight (26 kg), light cottonweight (27 kg), cottonweight (28 kg), light kiddieweight (29 kg), kiddieweight (30 kg), light antweight (31 kg), antweight (32 kg), light minimumweight (33 kg), minimumweight (34 kg), light powderweight (35 kg), and powederweight (36 kg).
For school boys over 13 years old but under 15 years old?jr. light mosquitoweight (37-38.5 kg), jr. mosquitoweight (38.5-40 kg), jr. lightpaperweight (40-41.5 kg), jr. paperweight (41.5-43 kg), jr. lightpinweight (43-44.5 kg), jr. pinweight (44.5-46 kg), jr. lightflyweight (46-48 kg), jr. flyweight (48-50 kg), jr. lightbantamweight (50-52 kg), jr. bantamweight (52-54 kg), jr. lightfeatherweight (54-56 kg), jr. featherweight (56-59 kg), jr. lightweight (59-62 kg), jr. lightwelterweight (62-65 kg), jr. welterweight (65-68 kg), and jr. light middleweight (68-72 kg).
For cadet over15 years old but under 17 years old?pinweight (46 kg), lightflyweight (48 kg), flyweight (50 kg), light bantamweight (52 kg), bantamweight (54 kg), featherweight (57 kg), lightweight (60 kg), light welterweight (63 kg), welterweight (66 kg), light middleweight (70 kg), middleweight (75 kg), light heavyweight (80 kg), and heavyweight (86 kg).
For women over 17 years but under 34 years old, is the same category from pinweight to middleweight.
FORMAT
Tournament format is knockout system with the team standing to be determined in the following way: winner of each bout in the preliminary round or quarter finals shall receive one mark; winner of each bout in the semi-finals shall receive two marks; winner of the final bout shall receive three marks; mark shall be awarded also if for different reasons bout cannot take place.
In the case of two or more teams obtaining an equal number of marks, the placing shall depend on 1. number of victories in the finals, and if this is equal 2. number of second places, and if this is equal too 3. number of third places.
Number of rounds for male (senior and junior) is: four rounds, two minutes per round, one minute interval; and for female: three rounds, two minutes per round, one minute interval.
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