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Asian Games: Pinoy boxer Rogen Ladon advances to gold-medal match

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/sports/08/31/20180831_boxing.jpg"/><figcaption>Rogen Ladon (left) beat Tongdee Yuttapong of Thailand to advance to the gold-medal match in the flyweight division of the boxing competition in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday. Cathal McNaughton, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>Rogen Ladon of the Philippines defeated Tongdee Yuttapong of Thailand to advance to the gold-medal match in the flyweight division of the boxing competition in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday.Ladon, a 2016 Olympian, won 5-0 to arrange a final with Jasurbek Latipov of Uzbekistan on Saturday.The Filipino fought through a cut in his face to dominate his opponent.The bout is at 3:15 p.m. (Manila time).<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/31/18/asian-games-eumir-marcial-ends-campaign-with-bronze-in-middleweight-boxing">Asian Games: Eumir Marcial ends campaign with bronze in middleweight boxing</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/31/18/asian-games-pinoy-boxer-carlo-paalam-takes-home-bronze">Asian Games: Pinoy boxer Carlo Paalam takes home bronze</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/multimedia/video/09/01/18/pinoy-boxer-pasok-sa-gold-medal-match-sa-asian-games">Pinoy boxer, pasok sa gold medal match sa Asian Games</a></li></ul>Ladon, a Rio de Janeiro Olympian, did just what his coaches instructed him to do — and improvised on some of his attacks — to score the lopsided victory that kept the Philippine delegation on its feet bracing for another celebration before these Games end on Sunday.“I just followed my coaches’ instructions — to make full use of my straights,” said the 24-year-old Ladon, who moved one division up in weight for these Games.“In the first round, I tried to get the feel of his [Thai] strategy and come the second round, my jab-straights found their marks,” said Ladon.Ladon was one of three Filipinos eyeing slots in the boxing finals. Carlo Paalam and Eumir Marcial were due up Friday night. “I sort of confused the Thai by changing Rogen’s style in the first round,” men’s head coach Ronald Chaves said. “The instruction was to tease the opponent with his right and deliver the left straight.”“In the first round alone, we knew Rogen had the Thai under control,” Chavez added.Tongdee was a rugged customer but in all three rounds Rogen, fighting with a three-fourth-inch cut in his right eyebrow and another cut in his nose bridge he sustained in his first bout, was the more stable fighter.Ed Picson, secretary-general of the Alliance of Boxing Associations in the Philippines, the sport&#x27;s national governing body, praised Ladon.“Rogen is a veteran of the world championships and the Olympics. And he showed everybody how it is to be a veteran of those tournaments,” Picson said.“He established control because of his composure,” added Picson, who revealed that a Thai boxing official approached him and virtually conceded the fight to Ladon.“It’s a perfect decision for Rogen to go up in weight. He kept on winning silvers at 49 kilograms, so we told him, ‘Enough of those silvers,’ ” he added.Against the Uzbek, Chavez and Picson said they expect a thrilling fight between southpaws. But Ladon, they said, would be more comfortable against a fellow left-hander.“The Uzbek is a fighter, too. But he can&#x27;t take Rogen for granted,” Picson said. “Rogen is more determined. And he promised all of us to get the gold.”For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

Ladon of the Philippines defeated Tongdee Yuttapong of Thailand on Friday to advance to the gold-medal match in the flyweight division.

Ladon of the Philippines defeated Tongdee Yuttapong of Thailand on Friday to advance to the gold-medal match in the flyweight division.