Fortaleza, 62

MANILA, Philippines — Roger Fortaleza, a former secretary-general of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (formerly Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines), passed away yesterday due to lingering illness. He was 62.

Until his death, Fortaleza was a three-star International Referee-Judge. He snared a silver as a national boxer in the 1977 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before serving as ABAP secretary-general under then president Manny Lopez.

“The entire boxing community mourns the death of a dedicated boxing man and a good friend,” said ABAP president Ed Picson.

Fortaleza is survived by wife Rosemarie and children Renzanne, Reygel and Edrian.