The Philippine national junior boxing team bagged one bronze medal in the 2016 AIBA (International Boxing Association) Youth World Boxing Championship held in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Carlo Paalam won the lone medal for the country when he finished third in the men’s light flyweight division. Paalam absorbed a 1-4 loss to eventual champion Sachin of India in the semifinal round.

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