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SEA Games: Ladon, Bautista advance to gold medal matches

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Rogen Ladon of the Philippines beats Ammarit Yaodam of Thailand to win the gold in SEA Games Men’s Boxing flyweight division held at the PICC Forum in Pasay City on December 9, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/05/10/20191209-sea-games-rogen-ladon-boxing-gc-9031.jpg"/><figcaption>Rogen Ladon of the Philippines beats Ammarit Yaodam of Thailand to win the gold in SEA Games Men’s Boxing flyweight division held at the PICC Forum in Pasay City on December 9, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News/File.</figcaption></figure></div>(2nd UPDATE) Five Filipino boxers made their way to the gold medal matches after hurdling their respective foes in the boxing competitions of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.Filipino boxer Rogen Ladon gutted out a split decision win in the flyweight class semifinals.Ladon, already a two-time SEA Games gold medalist, earned the decision against Muhammad Abul Qaiyum Ariffin of Malaysia during their semifinal clash at the Chroy Changvar Convention Center.Ladon had it 4-1 against the Malaysian.He set up a battle for the gold this Saturday against 2021 World Championships bronze medalist Thanarat Saengphet of Thailand.Featherweight Ian Clark Bautista, meanwhile, dominated Naing Latt of Myanmar, 5-0, in the semifinal of the men&#x27;s featherweight class. He will face Indonesian Asri Udin also on Saturday.Nesthy Petecio&#x27;s brother Norlan also hacked out a split decision in the semifinals of the lightweight division.Norlan took a 4-1 decision against Singapore&#x27;s Jun Jie Tan to match it to the gold medal match.Norlan set up a title-duel with Thai Bunjong Sinsiri in the men’s lightweight category on Sunday.Meanwhile, Olympic silver medalist Petecio dominated Cambodian fighter Vy Sreyros in the women&#x27;s featherweight semis to join her brother in the gold medal round.Judges scored it 5-0 for Petecio, the 2019 SEA Games champion.Petecio, gunning for redemption after a frustrating bronze medal finish in Vietnam last year, will face Ratna Sari Devi of Indonesia in the finals on Sunday. John Marvin also hurdled his Cambodian opponent in the light heavyweight class semifinals, beating Nasredinov Anvar via unanimous decision, 5-0.He arranged a championship showdown on Sunday with Thailand’s Weerapon Jongjoho in the men’s light heavyweight division.So far, seven out of 12 Pinoy boxers here have advanced to the finals, the other two being Tokyo Olympian Irish Magno and Riza Pasuit, who triumphed in their semis matches last Tuesday in the women’s flyweight and lightweight category, respectively.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/10/23/seag-irish-magno-risa-pasuit-progress-to-finals">SEAG: Irish Magno, Risa Pasuit progress to finals</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/06/23/seag-paalam-magno-score-early-victories-in-boxing">SEA Games: Paalam, Magno score early victories in boxing</a></li></ul>“Obviously, we&#x27;re happy to have seven boxers so far in the finals. But the job is not done yet and we have to stay focused as there&#x27;s a bigger challenge in the finals,” said Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) Secretary-General Marcus Jarwin Manalo. Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Carlo Paalam faces Timor Leste’s Edegar Foe Quintas Da Silva in the men’s bantamweight class while Markus Cezar Tongco battles Manh Cuong Nguyen of Vietnam in the men’s heavyweight semifinals.Paul Julyfer Bascon clashes against Touch Davit of Cambodia in the men’s light welterweight semifinals.<div>For more stories on the 32nd Southeast Asian Games, click <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/seagames2023">here</a>.</div>

Five Filipino boxers made their way to the gold medal matches of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.