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SUAREZ, GALVAN WIN GOLD IN BOXING By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Tue, 22 Nov 2011  Charly Suarez. Multi-titled lightweight Charly Suarez and light welterweight Dannis Galvan hammered their way to a glorious windup for the Philippine boxing team winning gold medals on the final day of competition in the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia. Suarez who didn?t look impressive in his close win over Thailand?s fancied Saylom Ardee in the semi finals who has already qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games was a totally different fighter in the finals putting on a spectacular perfoamce against Indonesia?s hometown boy Matius Mandiangan who had advanced to the finals with a rousing 16-2 win over Malaysia?s Adnan Abdul Awadullah. The Indonesian 19 year old who won a silver medal in the last SEA Games in Laos who lost to Bulgaria?s Ayrin Ismetov 13-6 in the World Championships was no match for Suarez who dominated the bout with the referee giving Mandiangan a standing eight-count in rounds two and three according to ABS-CBN?s TJ Manotoc who was at ringside. Manotoc reported that both Suarez and Mandiangan were very active in the opening round but although the Indonesian came out more aggressively in round two Suarez staggered him with some solid shots that saw the referee give the Indonesian boxer a standing eight count. Manotoc reported that Suarez led 14-5 at the end of the second round and Matius Mandiangan looked beat and his hands were down and felt there was a possibility that the referee would stop the fight. Suarez continued to dominate Matius in round three to win by a lopsided 26-7 scorecard which gave the Philippine six-man team its first gold medal in boxing. The final gold medal was claimed by Dennis Galvan who also faced an Indonesian rival, Afdan Bachtila in the finals. Galvan had an easier route to the battle for gold compared to Suarez. The luck of the draw sent him into the semi finals right away where he demolished Malaysia?s Azmi Khirakyazlan 12-1 last Thursday and had a good rest before his final bout. Although Bachtila was clearly the aggressor in the opening round, TJ Manotoc said that Galvan, with timely counter-punches took the round by a 5-3 margin. Galvan used excellent footwork to stay out of trouble against the wildly swinging Bachtila and nailed him with a solid punch that resulted in the referee giving the Indonesian boxer a standing eight count. Behind on points Bachtila went for broke in the third and final round looking for a knockout with some big shots but Galvan was too quick on his feet and showed some great defense before engaging Bachtila in a slugfest in the final minute when the Indonesian almost went down. Galvan eventually prevailed by a fairly close 14-12 margin to give the Philippines a second gold medal in men?s boxing after our female boxers Josie Gabuco won the pinweight gold and Alice Kate Aparri won the light flyweight gold. Gabuco whipped Vietnam?s best f emale boxer Trinh Thi Diem Kie 18-5 while Aparri proved far too good for Myanmar?s Thet Htar San by a lopsided score of 20-4. The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) had this report on the women?s boxing in the SEA Games. The women finals, across six weight categories, and the men's semi-finals were held at the 26th Southeast Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia. The Thai female boxers secured four gold medals while their biggest rivals, the Filipino athletes collected two final victories in Palembang. The Philippines' sensational 24-year-old AIBA Women's World Championships bronze medallist Josie Gabuco defended her Pinweight title after defeating Vietnam's National Champion Trinh Thi Diem Kie. In the Light Flyweight final the second Filipino gold medal went to Alice Kate Aparri, another fighter to retain her title. The AIBA Women's World Championships bronze medallist experienced fighter from the Philippines defeated Myanmar's 18-year-old National Champion Nan Thet Htar San, who in her previous contest had eliminated Malaysia's first ever female boxer in an international tournament, Lee Ai Jim. One of the top female Thai boxers, Asian Indoor Games winner Peamwilai Laopeam won her third gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games. The experienced Thai Bantamweight fighter triumphed over Philippines' 19-year-old AIBA Women's World Championships quarter-finalist Nesthy Petecio in a hectic final battle. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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