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Boxing: Carlo Paalam nabs gold in Asian Elite tournament

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Carlo Paalam scores against his opponent. From the Asian Boxing Confederation Facebook page" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/sports/11/12/11122022-carlo-paalam-nabs-gold-asian-elite-tilt.jpg"/><figcaption>Carlo Paalam scores against his opponent. From the Asian Boxing Confederation Facebook page</figcaption></figure></div>Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam won a gold medal for the Philippines in the ASBC Asian Women&#x27;s and Men&#x27;s Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Saturday (Manila time).The Tokyo Olympic silver medalist hammered out a split decision win against Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan in the men&#x27;s bantamweight finals.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/03/21/never-say-goodbye-panalo-ni-carlo-paalam-sa-olympics-ikinatuwa-ng-netizens">‘Never say goodbye’: Panalo ni Carlo Paalam sa Olympics, ikinatuwa ng netizens</a></li></ul>Prior to his gold medal win, Paalam shut out Kyrgyzstan’s Sanzhai Seidakmatov in the semis to advance to the title clash.Meanwhile, Olympic bronze medalist Nesthy Petecio settled for another bronze in the same tourney.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/20/21/filipino-olympian-profile-from-soft-drinks-boxer-paalam-now-fighting-for-gold">Filipino Olympian profile: From soft drinks, boxer Paalam now fighting for gold</a></li></ul>After beating Thailand’s Nilawan Techasuep in the quarterfinals, she lost to Kazakhstan’s Karina Ibragimova in the women&#x27;s featherweight semis.Hergie Bacyadan also got a bronze following a narrow defeat to Uzbekistan’s Sokhiba Ruzmetova in the women’s middleweight semifinals.

Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam won a gold medal for the Philippines in the ASBC Asian Women's and Men's Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Saturday (Manila time).