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Asian Games: After early losses, PH boxing pins hopes on Mario Fernandez next

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/08/25/boxing.jpg"/><figcaption>Mario Fernandez returns to the Asian Games stage on Saturday, determined to improve on his bronze medal finish four years ago in Incheon, South Korea. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>JAKARTA—Mario Fernandez returns to the Asian Games stage on Saturday, determined to improve on his bronze medal finish four years ago in Incheon, South Korea.One of six remaining boxers to represent the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games in this city, Fernandez battles Iraq’s Jaafar Aldulridha Ali Al Sudani in his first match in the men’s bantamweight division.Fernandez, a three-time Southeast Asian Games gold medalist, should be favored against his Iraqi opponent who has never reached the quarterfinals of the Asian championships.He is the only Filipino boxer in action on Saturday, after Nesthy Petecio and Joel Bacho opened the Philippine team’s campaign on a losing note on Friday.Ed Picson, executive director of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines, the sport&#x27;s national governing body, has high expectations of Fernandez, along with the rest of the boxers it sent to Jakarta.“Mario Fernandez was a bronze medalist in Korea,” Picson said.“So ang walo na ‘yan, confident ako. I thought we had a good line-up in Korea, (but) I think this is better,” he added.Three more Filipinos will see action on Sunday: lightweight James Palicte, flyweight Rogen Ladon and women’s flyweight Irish Magno.On Monday, highly touted light-flyweight Carlo Paalam and middleweight Eumir Marcial get their turn to fight for the Philippines.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Fernandez returns to the Asian Games stage on Saturday, determined to improve on his bronze medal finish four years ago in Incheon, South Korea.

Fernandez returns to the Asian Games stage on Saturday, determined to improve on his bronze medal finish four years ago in Incheon, South Korea.

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Asian Games: After early losses, PH boxing pins hopes on Mario Fernandez next

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 25, 2018 09:55 AM PHT

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Updated Aug 25, 2018 08:42 PM PHT

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