Can Abap beat them to the punch?
By Recah TrinidadCHEERS! There’s every reason to celebrate—the louder the better—Josie Gabuco’s light flyweight gold medal in the World Women’s Boxing Championship in Qinhuangdao, China.
CHEERS! There’s every reason to celebrate—the louder the better—Josie Gabuco’s light flyweight gold medal in the World Women’s Boxing Championship in Qinhuangdao, China.
Josie Gabuco of the PLDT-Abap National Team again relied on her veteran smarts as she stunned Russian Svetlana Gnevanova in the Aiba World Women’s Boxing Championships at the Olympic Sports Center here, setting up a finals showdown with hometown lass Xu Shiqi of China.
Ireland’s boxing queen Katie Taylor will battle for a historic Olympic gold as the world number one after she claimed her fourth consecutive lightweight title on Saturday.
The Philippines’ Josie Gabuco, Alice Kate Aparri and Nesthy Petecio will be among 82 boxers from 17 countries seeing action in the 6th Asian Women’s Boxing Championships here.
The fourth and biggest boxing gold medal bagged on Sunday also qualifies as the biggest sob story for Team Philippines in this colorful city.
A two-gold haul from the women boxers and another golden double from softball put some sparkle on Team Philippines’ gloomy campaign Saturday in the 26th Southeast Asian Games here.
PALEMBANG, Indonesia—The plodding, sputtering Team Philippines ground to a complete halt at the 26th Southeast Asian Games here Friday.
Reduced to scrounging for gold medals the past few days, the Filipinos found none in all venues and appeared headed for a gloomy stint in the biennial meet.
The PLDT-ABAP team settled for two silver medals after two early golds in the 21st President’s Cup which ended Saturday at the Gelora Bung Karno Senayan Indoor Tennis Stadium.
Team Philippines started strongly in the 21st President’s Cup boxing tournament on Sunday with three of its boxers notching victories at the Senayan Indoor Stadium in Jakarta. Josie Gabuco, the 2008 World Championship bronze medalist, led the Filipinos’ assault by completely dominating Nepalese Maura Cahaudury, 21-0, in their light flyweight (48 kg) tussle. Analisa Cruz [...]
