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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam bowed out of the Paris Olympics after suffering a heartbreaking loss against Australia’s Charlie Senior via split decision Saturday night (Manila time).
I have mixed feelings about boxing being one of the few Olympic sports that will get us on the medal tally board. Before Hidilyn Diaz, EJ Obiena and Caloy Yulo, our medal hopes were all pinned on our boxers. In Tokyo in 2020, three of them came through – Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam with silvers and Eumir Marcial with a bronze. In our Olympic history, eight of our 14 medals came via boxing (athletics, swimming and weightlifting contributed two each).
PARIS — Serenaded with a birthday song and egged on by loud chants of her name, Aira Villegas wouldn’t disappoint the crowd and most especially herself.
PARIS — Team Philippines launches a major assault in a bid to crack the 2024 Olympics medal board on Saturday, unleashing three lead guns who could spark the start of the finest hours for the Nationals in the Paris Games.
MANILA, Philippines – Filipina pug Aira Villegas used her quickness in shocking No. 2 seed Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria to advance to the quarterfinals of the women’s 50kg boxing competition in the Paris Olympics early Friday.
PARIS – Carlo Paalam promised he’s not to relax or lower down his guard even as he has got past the top favorite in their weight category in the Paris Olympics.
PARIS – Tokyo boxing silver medalists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, and world champion gymnast Carlos Yulo have all set their Paris bids in motion.
CEBU, Philippines — Filipino trans boxer Hergie Bacyadan proudly carries the banner of the LGBTQ+ community in the world stage.