The Philippines copped one gold, two silver and one bronze medals in the 2014 Lion’s Cup International Boxing Championships held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Reigning Southeast Asian Games champion Mario Fernandez claimed the country’s lone gold as he topped the men’s bantamweight division. He defeated Manju Wanniarchchi of Sri Lanka in the semifinals then toppled Yu Che Li of Taiwan in the finals.

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