Filipino boxer Roldan Boncales stunned 2008 Beijing Olympic Games veteran Eddie Barillas of Guatemala to advance to the next round of the AIBA (International Boxing Association) World Elite Men’s Championships being held at the Baluan Sholak Palace of Sports in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

The 20-year-old Boncales posted a unanimous decision win (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) over the 30-year-old Barillas in the first round of the flyweight division.

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