Ladon, Maamo carry fight for PH

At the end of the quarterfinal round of the Asian Confederation Boxing Championship- Asian Elite Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan Wednesday, two of the smallest members of the ABAP national boxing squad emerged victorious and continue the grind for gold.

Olympian light flyweight (49 kg) Rogen Ladon made short work of his Syrian opponent Hussein Al Masri who bored in head first and ran into the waiting punches of the Bago City native. The referee gave a warning (one point deduction) on the Syrian for ducking in the first round and another in the second round, stopping the fight via disqualification and catapulting the 23 year-old Filipino to the semifinals on Friday.