Southeast Asian Games neophytes Junel Cantancio and Dennis Galvan can
hardly affect the national boxing team's campaign to improve on its
predecessor's medal haul two years ago in Laos.
This was the assessment made by head coach Pat Gaspi on the Amateur
Boxing Association of the Philippines' decision to field in Cantancio,
a bantamweight, and Galvan, in place of veteran internationalist Tipon
and Galvan, who is fighting as a lightweight, in place of Tacuyan.
"Like their old teammates, both Junel and Dennis are 100 percent fit
sans any injury or sickness, and, therefore, able replacements for
Joan, who has been complaining of recurring shoulder injury and
Tacuyan, who has yet to recover from his bout with flu," Gaspi said
during Friday's SCOOP Sa Kamayan weekly session at the Kamayan
Restaurant-Padre Faura.
Cantancio, a nephew of former Asian champion Leopoldo Canancio, and
Galvan, had replaced the embattled duo last week and will be joining
light-flyweight and Olympic qualified Mark Anthony Barriga, flyweight
Rey Saludar, featherweight Charly Suarez and welterweight Delfin
Boholst in the men's team to Palembang, site of the boxing tournament.
The Nationals, according to Gaspi, will be aiming to improve on the
2009 squad's 5-1-3 gold-silver-bronze medal harvest in Laos.
No comments:
Post a Comment