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OLYMPIC-BOUND light flyweight Harry Tañamor will banner the
country’s campaign in the inaugural AIBA President Cup slated May
25 to 31 in Taiwan.
Coming off a two-month training in Cuba, Tañamor
and teammates Rey Saludar, Charly Suarez, Orlando Tacuyan Jr. and
Genebert Basadre will be up against world-class fighters in the
tournament held in honor of Ching-Kuo Wu, who is also the president
of AIBA.
“This is a very important tournament featuring
boxers from five continents who qualified for the Olympic Games,”
said Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines President Manny
Lopez.
Lopez, a member of the AIBA executive committee,
will join the delegation together with Cuban coaches Juan Enrique
Steyners Tissert and RP coach Pat Gaspi.
The RP team’s trip is sponsored by PLDT, Smart
Communications, PSC, Pacific Heights and Lonsdale.
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