Interview with ASBC Competition Commission member Mr. Ed Picson

DSC_9461 - Mr. Ed Picson

The Executive Director of the Boxing Association of the Philippines Mr. Ed Picson is member of the ASBC Competition Commission and arrived to the meeting to Bangkok and also visited the second phase of the exciting ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in the venue.
Philippines will be hosting the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships in the picturesque island of Palawan in Puerto Princesa in August 1-7 and Mr. Ed Picson is the Head of the local organizing committee.
“I have arrived to Bangkok to the ASBC Competition Commission Meeting and we had successful negotiations with all members.
Unfortunately our best youth boxers were eliminated in the quarter-finals in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships here in Bangkok and we did not get any medal in this important event. This is boxing, sometimes it is happening but I hope we will do it better in the next competition.
We are totally focusing to the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships and everything is going according to our plans and schedule. I flew between Manila and Puerto Princesa several times in the recent weeks to discuss all issues with the government of the island. I met with the Mayor of Puerto Princesa and the meeting was very supportive for both of us.
Puerto Princesa hosted the 2004 edition of the Asian Boxing Championships which was a qualification event for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Palawan is a beautiful place with a lot of attractions and it is very popular for the tourists and I hope all of the participants will be satisfied with our services.
We are working hard for the great success of the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships to promote boxing in the Philippines. The Filipino juniors are in a training camp in Korat, Thailand while the second part of the team are preparing now in their regions.
In August we will have another top task for our boxers, the Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Our elite boxers will be travelling to Guangzhou for a training camp next week. We will support their boxers to prepare well to their Chinese National Games and the sparring with them will be also very useful for our elite team,”
said Mr. Ed Picson in the venue of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.