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NINGBO CITY, China: Veteran Alice Kate Aparri humbled Monika Csik of
Hungary 7-2 Saturday to advance to the next round of the 2008
Women’s World Boxing Championships at the Ningbo Youngor
Gymnasium.
The 24-year-old light flyweight build a
3-0 lead in the first round and continued pounding on the Hungarian
to book the morale-boosting victory.
“Tinantiya ko yung lakas niya nung una
pero nakita ko na kaya naman kaya nakipagsabayan din ako kaagad,
said Aparri, a bronze medalist in this tournament two years ago.
Aparri will have a chance to rest Sunday
before she faces Jacqueline Park of Canada, who barely escaped
Kalpana Chowdhury of India 6-5.
Meanwhile, bantamweight Redelyn Digmayo of
Baguio City lost to Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Hue.
Pinweight Josie Gabuco will see action
Sunday against Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Hoa.
Other members of the RP squad funded by
the Philippine Sports Commission and Pacific Heights are former
Asian Champion Mitchel Martinez, Analisa Cruz and Southeast Asian
Games gold medalist Annie Albania.
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