Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) executive director Ed Picson is unsure how they will adjust to the decision of the Laos Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee to limit the number of participants in the sport.
Picson said that every member country can now just send six men and four women boxers in the biennial event set this December. A total of 10 weight classes in the men's division and six in the women’s class will be disputed.
“We will just try to second guess our toughest rival Thailand on what events they’re participating but its going to be easier said than done," said Picson.
Picson said that Thailand is helping the hosts and even donated boxing equipment to Laos. Thai officials have even conducted clinics for referees and judges, which endangers the Philippine campaign.
“I heard Thailand is even planning to construct a boxing gymnasium in Laos so we’ve got be at our best if we want to win there," said Picson.
The Philippines won not a single boxing gold medal in Thailand after the Filipino fighters decided to boycott the finals as a protest to the one-sided officiating. – Perry Legaspi, GMANews.TV
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