The Philippines’ campaign in the Asian Elite Men’s Championships started absorbing setbacks on Thursday as two Filipino fighters lost in the preliminaries at the Amman Boxing Arena in Amman, Jordan.

Philippine delegation head Ed Picson sent an email saying that bantamweight Mario Fernandez of Cagayan de Oro, barely two years in the national pool, started well against current Kazakhstan national champion Kairat Yeraliyev dodging punches and countering well. He won the first round handily.

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