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                    [Title] => ABAP mulls offshore training
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The final window for Filipino boxers to qualify for the Rio Olympics will be in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 7-19 with three slots in the lightflyweight division and five each in the flyweight, bantamweight, lightweight, lightwelterweight and welterweight classes available so ABAP executive director Ed Picson said yesterday he’s looking at training opportunities abroad to prepare for the last push.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-08 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1540444 [Title] => ABAP targets six Olympic qualifiers [Summary] =>

It won’t be easy qualifying Filipino boxers to the Rio Olympics this year but ABAP executive director Ed Picson said yesterday he’s hoping up to six will make the grade with four windows still open for slots.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-07 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20160108/Boxing-7.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1507920 [Title] => Pacquiao sisilip sa World Boxing Championships [Summary] =>

Sisilip si eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao sa World Boxing Championships na nagsimula na nitong Lunes, ayon kay Dr. Ching-Kuo-Wu, presidente ng International Boxing Association (AIBA) sa pakikipagpulong nito sa National Federation heads mula sa 73 bansa sa Ezdan Hotel and Suites dito.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-06 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PM Sports [SectionUrl] => pm-sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/pang-masa/sports/20151007/Manny-Pacquiao.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1508051 [Title] => Ladon trips Argentine; Manny to grace Aiba World [Summary] =>

Light-flyweight Rogen Ladon opened up his campaign in the AIBA World Championships in Doha, Qatar last night with a 3-0 win over Leandro Blanc of Argentina.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-06 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1506682 [Title] => Ladon, Marcial eye slots to Rio [Summary] =>

Lightfly Rogen Ladon and welterweight Eumir Felix Marcial leave for Doha, Qatar tonight, ready to slug it out with the best in the world in the AIBA World Championships and seek slots in next year’s Rio Olympics.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-02 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20151003/felix-and-rugen.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1497694 [Title] => Filipino boxers resume Rio Olympic bid [Summary] =>

There’s no stopping members of the Philippine national boxing team from seeking slots to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1492334 [Title] => National pugs armed, ready for Bangkok [Summary] =>

With guarded optimism, the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines will have its top five boxers vying in the Asian Championships in Bangkok starting tomorrow.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-25 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491181 [Title] => Phl pugs begin journey to Rio [Summary] =>

Charly Suarez, toughened up by his stints overseas the past couple of years, leads a crack five-man Philippine team to the ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok next week.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1432719 [Title] => ABAP names 18 SEAG candidates [Summary] =>

The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has named 18 candidates to fill six male and four female slots for the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore on June 5-16.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1431972 [Title] => Vargas firms up Phl presence in AIBA [Summary] =>

It took ABAP (Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines) president Ricky Vargas nearly 35 hours to fly from Manila to Almaty, Kazakhstan and back over a weekend for a 70-minute meeting of the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Executive Committee but ABAP executive director Ed Picson said yesterday the trip was worth the long haul to solidify the country’s presence as a major participant in AIBA (International Boxing Association).

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150310/AIBA-2.jpg ) ) )
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