2 MORE RP FINALISTS IN ASIAN BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Aug. 22, 1998 - Light flyweight Danilo Lerio and bantamweight Roel Laguna beat their opponents Wednesday to give the Philippine team two more finals berths in the Asian Youth Championships.
Lerio, though two inches shorter than his Thai opponent Worapoj Petchkdon, mercilessly pummelled on for a 10-0 victory.
Laguna took only two rounds of a scheduled five-round match to put Indian challenger Manpesh Kamble out of commission.
Laguna and Lerio now join flyweight Joven Presbitero who entered the finals Tuesday with a resounding 11-1 victory over Indonesian Benny Tahuminsa.
Lerio and Presbitero are scheduled to face boxers from Kazakhstan in the finals. Laguna will face a boxer from Taiwan.
Reported by: Sol Jose Vanzi
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