ABAP NATIONAL AMATEUR BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BOHOL
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 03 Mar 2012
In an effort to discover more national team members and potential international gold medalists, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) will hold its National Amateur Boxing Championships in Tagbilaran, Bohol on March 4-7, 2012.
The ABAP-PLDT Luzon-NCR elimination was held in Mandaluyong City on October last year. While the Visayas elimination was held in Dumaguete City last January. Bago City dominated the competition and revived its reputation as the number one boxing city in the Visayas.
The prestigious Mindanao leg was held at Panabo City on December of last year. Davao del Norte, powered by the host city of Panabo, grabbed the overall championship as expected.
And the team to beat is Davao del Norte in the national championships. The powerhouse Davao del Norte Barangay Una boxing team will field thirteen boxers for the 2012 ABAP-PLDT National Open.
The participants will include include Jay-ar Inson (64 kgs.), a Palaro, Private Schools Athletic Association (PRISAA) and national championships medalist, Quirino Mellejor (60 kgs.) and Jolan Bonghanoy (52 kgs.) in the elite division; Radjie Tabanao (56 kgs.), Welander Hersalia (60 kgs.), Joey Canoy (46 kgs.) and Marlon John Aguilar (60 kgs.) in the youth division; Seiro Ellut (48 kgs.), Philip Jay Virador (52 kgs.), Rabicycle Gabriel (46 kgs.), Michael John Bahena (48 kgs.), Jobel Araneta (54 kgs.) and Charnie Jun Magsayo (50 kgs) in the junior division.
Former national champion Rey Mancao will be the head coach together with his brother Ricarte, Rex Saludar, Lelios Siodina, Christiano Laurente and Sgt. Dick Varron from the Philippine Army.
The Barangay Una Boxing Program is a very successful boxing grassroots development program in Panabo City, Davao del Norte. So far, it has produced multi-titled world competitors in the person of 2010 Asian Games gold medalist Rey Saludar, his brother silver medalist Victorio Saludar, 2012 London Olympics qualifier Mark Anthony Barriga, and World Series of Boxing Mumbai campaigner Charly Suarez, among others.
Maasin City boxing team was invited by ABAP through executive director Ed Picson, even if it failed to send boxers to the Dumaguete City Visayas elimination. Maasin got three silver medals during the Batang Pinoy Visayas leg at Dumaguete City last November and got one silver and two bronze medals during the National Batang Pinoy 2011 at Naga City last December.
The Maasin City boxing team is composed of the following: Dave Cabanday, 52 kg. youth boys: Jayson Becong, 40 kg. junior boys; Alemar Javier, 48 kg. junior boys; Ruby Nicanor, 48 kg. junior girls; Shiela Jean Vanzuela, 40 kg. youth girls.
Ramil Entia heads the coaching staff with Domie Rojas and Zaldy Olita.
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