Criztian Pitt Laurente returned to Team Philippines
The Philippines selected only their top boxers for the upcoming 2nd World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 24.
The 2nd World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event is the last opportunity for all of the competitors to earn quotas for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Philippines made a remarkable Olympics in Tokyo, out of their four qualified boxers, three reached the semi-finals and earned medals in Japan. Their final performance was two silver and one bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics which made the event their best ever boxing competition.
The silver medallist from the last edition, Nesthy Petecio (women’s 57kg), and the bronze finisher star, Eumir Felix Marcial (men’80kg) have already qualified for their next Olympic Games. Aira Villegas, a women’s 50kg pugilist, used her technician style of boxing in Busto Arsizio and she achieved an additional third quota for the Philippines.
The lone female boxer in the squad will be Hergie Bacyadan who switched from other martial arts to boxing in 2019 and since then she proved her strong potential. The Boxam Tournament winner and the Asian Grand Slam gold medallist will represent the Philippines at the women’s middleweight (75kg) in the 2nd World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Bangkok.
Rogen Ladon recovered from his injuries in time to compete in Busto Arsizio where he knocked out one of his opponents. The flyweight (51kg) boxer was silver medallist in the 2018 Asian Games and he has 11 years of international routine.
Carlo Paalam, the Tokyo Olympics silver medallist, moved up to the featherweight (57kg) in the recent one year and he has the potential to win a quota in Bangkok where the environment will be familiar for the 26-year-old star.
Criztian Pitt Laurente won a bronze medal at the 2018 edition of the Youth World Boxing Championships in Budapest but he turned professional shortly after that career highlight. The currently 24-year-old boxer returned to the national team with perfect professional pedigree and he is aiming for a quota in Bangkok.“We are sending those who we think have the best chance to qualify for the Olympic Games. This will allow our coaches and staff to focus better and also for our resources to be focused on fewer boxers,” said Mr. Marcus Jarwin Manalo, the Secretary General of the Association of the Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP).
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