Asthmatic Pinay pug falls
August 29, 2001 | 12:00am
Bangkok Its a one woman standing for the first Philippine womens boxing team competing in the 10-nation first Asian Womens Boxing Championships here.
Lightwelter Michelle Martinez, police officer of Camp Crames Headquarters Support Services, remained the countrys only gold medal prospect in todays finals after lightweight RosieVillarito, suffering from fatigue and painful asthma, bowed to Chinas Wei Qing (16-20) in Mondays late evening semifinals.
The desk officer vowed to come out smoking to win a gold for the half-healthy team, which trained for barely four months while those from other countries, like China, Sri Lanka and India, have been at it for five years.
The North Koreans, who have entered five finalists, followed by China with three and host Thailand with two, have dominated the tournament.
Lightflyweight Librada Samson went toe-to-toe with Chinas Zhao Li in the first few seconds of the third round, but the older Chinese gave her a standing eight count and the referee later stopped contest.
Lightwelter Michelle Martinez, police officer of Camp Crames Headquarters Support Services, remained the countrys only gold medal prospect in todays finals after lightweight RosieVillarito, suffering from fatigue and painful asthma, bowed to Chinas Wei Qing (16-20) in Mondays late evening semifinals.
The desk officer vowed to come out smoking to win a gold for the half-healthy team, which trained for barely four months while those from other countries, like China, Sri Lanka and India, have been at it for five years.
The North Koreans, who have entered five finalists, followed by China with three and host Thailand with two, have dominated the tournament.
Lightflyweight Librada Samson went toe-to-toe with Chinas Zhao Li in the first few seconds of the third round, but the older Chinese gave her a standing eight count and the referee later stopped contest.
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