Team Philippines won five semi-finals at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games on Day5

The second part of the semi-finals was in the official program of the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Day5. Team Philippines had five bouts in the day and their strong competitors won all of them in the session which contained 11 contests.

Altogether 24 female and 71 male boxers are competing for the 16 available titles in Phnom Penh. Host Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam are the participating countries in the boxing event of the Southeast Asian Games.

Thailand’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Thanarat Saengphet competes at the SEA Games while his teammate, Thitisan Panmod in Tashkent. Saengphet used all of his technical skills to gain the control from the first seconds until the last to beat Myanmar’s Lin Htut Paing in the opening bout of the fifth competition day.

Philippines’ Rogen Ladon also earned a bronze in the World Boxing Championships as Saengphet but in 2015. The Filipino flyweight (51kg) boxer had a narrow contest against Malaysia’s best hope, Muhammad Abdul Qaiyum Bin Ariffin but Ladon’s routine guaranteed that he will meet for the title Thanarat Saengphet.

Philippines’ titleholder at the featherweight (57kg), the 29-year-old Ian Clark Bautista used his strong shots to stop Myanmar’s Naing Latt and he joined the final of the category first. Indonesia’s new National Champion Asri Udin saved plenty of power for the upcoming final as he stopped Laos’ Sivixay Thammavongsa still in the first round.

Philippines’ newcomer in the elite national team Norlan Petecio had experiences from the 2017 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships and after his hard work, the 21-year-old boxer had the skills to beat Singapore’s Velvan Tan Jun Jie in the first semi-final of the men’s welterweight (67kg). Thailand’s reigning ASBC Asian Champion of the category, Bunjong Sinsiri managed to win all of the three rounds against Myanmar’s Kyaw Min Oo.

Thailand’s Weerapon Jongjoho, the World Boxing Championships bronze medallist from 2021, recovered from his injuries and his power decided his semi-final against Muhammad Danish Bin Husli which was a quick bout at the light heavyweight (80kg). Philippines’ former SEA Games winner John Nobel Marvin returned to the team and he secured also the final spot after beating Cambodia’s ex-Uzbek boxer, Anvar Nasredinov.

Philippines’ Olympic Games silver medallist Nesthy Petecio moved back to the featherweight (57kg) which is the best division for her physical condition and she had the experience to beat Cambodia’s Vy Sreysros by unanimous decision. Petecio’s final opponent will be Indonesia’s Ratna Sari Devi who thrashed Myanmar’s Shu Myat Noe in the second semi-final of the weight class and she reached her career highlight with this achievement. Cambodia’s experienced female boxer, Vy Srey Khouch returned to the national team in time to be selected as one of the participants in the SEA Games. Vy moved up to the light middleweight (70kg) but she had the punching power to stop Laos’ Panee Bounmeexai in the last bout of the session.

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