AARON Jude Bado assured himself of at least a bronze medal on Tuesday in the World Boxing Cup in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, following his second straight split decision victory.
Competing in the men’s 51kg division, Bado edged out Italy’s Allesio Camialo on points to advance to the semifinals.
In the men’s 71kg division, Tyler Tanap, who received a bye in the opening round, will face Mongolian fighter Byamba-Erdene Otgonbaatar.
Bado and Tanap are now the only remaining boxers from the six-man Philippine team in this tournament organized by the Mongolian Boxing Federation under the aegis of the
newly created international federation, World Boxing.
World Boxing intends to be more active in holding events as it bats for recognition of the International Olympic Committee
In the process, it wants to be recognised as the world governing body for the sport boxing which has so far been excluded from the list of regular sports in the next Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
Meanwhile, Ian Clark Bautista, Ofelia Magno, and Riza Pasuit were all eliminated after suffering split decision losses to Mongolian opponents, while Mark Ashley Fajardo lost by unanimous decision to Japan.
