Southeast Asian Games – Day2 07 June, 2015

07 June, 2015

Singapore shines in the Southeast Asian Games

The second competition day of the Southeast Asian Games delivered top quality of boxing in Singapore. Only the men boxers were in action in Singapore while the winners of the contests are guaranteed medallists of the 28th edition of the Southeast Asian Games. The host nation of the Games has got record number of six guaranteed medals while the two top countries Thailand and Philippines are near to the perfect performance.

Men’s Light Flyweight class (49 kg):

Philippines’ Rogen Ladon replaced their London 2012 Olympian Mark Anthony Barriga in the team and had to meet with one of the favourite of the lowest men weight class Malaysia’s Muhamad Fuad Bin Mohamed Redzuan who proved great boxing in the President’s Cup in April. The Malaysian boxer tried to control the first two rounds but his 22-year-old Filipino opponent hammered him in the final three minutes therefore Ladon was able to get through to the semi-finals. Laos’ top boxer Bounphone Lasavongsy had warm moments against Timor Leste’s Abilio Orlando Dos Santos, who is the tallest in the category, but finally he joined to Ladon in the semi-finals. Indonesia’s ASBC Asian Continental Championships quarter-finalist Kornelis Kwangu Langu dominated his fight against Cambodia’s Tola Sann.

Men’s Flyweight class (52 kg):

Singapore’s Youth Olympian Mohamed Hanurdeen Bin Hamid is member of the national team since 2010 and had enough experiences to be a favourite against Timor Leste’s Elizario Dias Monteiro. The host nation’s pride knocked down his rival and needed only 94 seconds to eliminate his inexperienced opponent in the front of the home crowd. The 22-year-old Singaporean boxer is a guaranteed medallist now besides to Myanmar’s Nge Maung, Laos’ 26-year-old Thongbang Seuaphom and Philippines’ China Open Tournament winner Ian Clark Bautista who defeated his main rival Thailand’s AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Chatchai Butdee in a narrow bout.

Men’s Bantamweight class (56 kg):

Philippines’ Mario Fernandez robbed into the world of boxing in 2012 when he won the Taipei City Cup at the age of 19. The Bantamweight class (56 kg) boxer won a valuable bronze medal in the Incheon 2014 Asian Games and arrived to the venue of the Southeast Asian Games as one of the favourite of the category next to Thailand’s ASBC Asian Continental Championships bronze medallist Tanes Ongjunta. Both of the gold medal contenders advanced to the semi-finals as Fernandez won all of the rounds against Vietnam’s Tran Phu Cuong while unbeaten Ongjunta was in different level than Malaysia’s teenager Arfiqanie Ahmad Anshori.

Men’s Lightweight class (60 kg):

Thailand’s most experienced team member two-time Olympian 29-year-old Saylom Ardee has been fighting in the international events since 2005 therefore his dominancy over Myanmar’s Naing Ye was not a surprise in Singapore. Vietnam’s No.1 Nguyen Van Hai had to meet with Singapore’s Muhammad Nordin Solihin in the quarter-final stage of the event and he shocked the local fans. The Vietnamese boxer began the second round with a lethal punch and the referee stopped their bout after 181 seconds. Philippines’ Southeast Asian Games silver medallist Junel Cantancio and Indonesia’s Farrand Papendang are also guaranteed medallists in the event.

Men’s Light Welterweight class (64 kg):

Thailand’s Wuttichai Masuk is one of the best boxer of the Light Welterweight class (64 kg) not only in the Southeast Asian region but in the Asian continent. The Incheon 2014 Asian Games gold medallist had to face with Vietnam’s Nguyen Van De in the quarter-finals as expected the 25-year-old Thai boxer won all of the rounds as the scoring of 10:9 in Singapore. Cambodia’s Ratha Ven shocked Indonesia’s top athlete President’s Cup winner Vinky Montolalu in the quarter-finals and surprisingly advanced to the last four in Singapore where he will now meet with host nation’s Leong Jun Hao who defeated Malaysia’s ASBC Asian Continental Championships quarter-finalist Khir Akyazlan Bin Azmi.

Men’s Middleweight class (75 kg):

Philippines’ Wilfredo Lopez secured a surprise bronze medal at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games and the veteran boxer decided to continue his career at least until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Filipino boxer controlled his bout and eliminated Indonesia’s ASBC Asian Continental Championships competitor Kristianus Nong Sedo with clear performance while his biggest rival Thailand’s 25-year-old Aphisit Khankhokkhruea also joined to the last four as he was too strong for Singapore’s Zakaria Bin Ismail.