MANILA, Philippines — Ideally, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (Abap) would’ve wanted to send six Filipino boxers to the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
But nonetheless, four qualified for the Tokyo Games led by middleweight contender Eumir Marcial and for Abap secretary-general Ed Picson, each one has a legitimate chance to bring home the elusive gold.
“I think coach Don (Abnett) will attest to this that we actually expected more, maybe one or two more but the world qualifying tournament was canceled and they had to go to the rankings,” said Picson in an interview with SportsIQ.
“We’re happy with the four that we have. I think this is a very formidable lin…
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