The national boxing team remains upbeat in its chances in the 2016 Amateur International Boxing Association’s World Championship Olympic Qualifying tournament on June 16 to 25 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) President Ricky Vargas informed The Manila Times on Sunday that bantamweight Mario Fernandez has been removed to the Baku-bound team because of illness.

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