Specifically, Rogen Ladon is the athlete who will attend the 31st SEA Games in the Boxing Sea Games 31 of the Philippines delegation. Meanwhile, Carlo Paalam is not expected even though he won the Tokyo Olympic Games 2021.
The Chairman of the Philippine Boxing Federation Ed Picson explained this decision: “For me, Rogen Ladon also deserves a medal in the Olympic Games even though he has failed in Rio in 2016. He has shown his ability and aspiration in recent weeks.
With the current state of Rogen Ladon and Carlo Paalam, the coaches think that Ladon is the best boxer that we have in the weight of the fly. ”
At the 2019 SEA Games, Rogen Ladon won the HCV weighing the fly, while Carlo Paalam won the gold medal in a light weight class. Experts rated Rogen Ladon higher at this time. He has just won the Thai Championship expanding when he defeated the Indian puncher Amit Panghal in the final.
“Rogen Ladon won Amit, who was the No. 1 candidate in the recent Olympic Games. Amit also won Carlo Paalam at Asian Games, the World Championship and Olympic qualifying,” Mr. Ed Picson cited. “For us, both athletes are equally class.”
In Boxing at SEA Games 2019, the Philippines won 7 gold medals, Thailand had 5 plates and Vietnam owns the remaining gold medal. At the SEA Games 2022, the Vietnamese host team aims to win 5-7 gold medals.