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Asian Games: Rogen Ladon wins to reach semis, guarantee Philippine boxing medal

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Rogen Ladon defeated Azat Mahmetov of Kazakhstan to guarantee a medal for the Philippine national boxing team in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday.Ladon won 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the men’s 52 kilograms category at Hall C of the Jakarta International Expo.The 2016 Rio Olympian suffered a cut in the first round but still managed to land the cleaner punches against the Kazakh fighter.Prior to this win, Ladon dominated Nepal’s Prem Chaudhary in their round-of-16.He will face Thailand&#x27;s Yuttapong Tongdee in the semifinals, where the loser gets the bronze and the winner advances to the gold-medal game.Yuttapong also got a tight win over Gan-Erande Gankhuyang of Mongolia in their quarterfinals bout. For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Rogen Ladon has defeated Azat Mahmetov of Kazakhstan to guarantee a medal for the Philippine national boxing team in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Rogen Ladon has defeated Azat Mahmetov of Kazakhstan to guarantee a medal for the Philippine national boxing team in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Tuesday.