source: abs-cbnnews.com
The Philippine amateur boxing team won 5 gold medals in the annual Blue & Gold amateur boxing tournament held in California, USA.
The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines' (ABAP) 7-man boxing squad could have won 6 gold medals, but 2 of their boxers were pitted against each other in the finals.
Among those who participated in the competition were Shane Mosley Jr., son of former welterweight champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, and several amateur boxers fighting under Oscar de la Hoya.
The Philippine team was in a training stint in the US for their Asian Games preparations.
The boxers tested their mettle at the Blue & Gold boxing tournament, where world champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire and elder brother Glenn Donaire started out as amateurs.
The Philippine team is composed of featherweight Charly Suarez, light flyweight Victorio Saludar, flyweights Rey Saludar and Gerson Nietes, light welterweight Delfin Boholst, bantamweight Reckly Dulay, and female boxer Josie Gabuco.
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