Riza Pasuit and Ronald Chavez Jr. secured wins to advance to the Round of 16 in their weight classes at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool on September 6.
Pasuit dominated Pagad Alnaimi of Saudi Arabia with a second-round referee-stopped contest in the women’s 60kg division and will face Brazil’s Rebeca De Lima Santos next. |
Chavez won a narrow 3-2 split decision against Ireland’s Matthew McCole in the men’s 70kg class and is set to fight France’s Makan Traore.
However, the Philippines suffered its first loss as Kazakhstan’s Biibars Zhexen defeated Junmilardo Ogayre in the men’s 60kg category.
Meanwhile, Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Carlo Paalam, Mark Ashley Fajardo, and Jay Bryan Baricuatro are still competing in their respective divisions.
Source: PhilNews24 | September 8, 2025
