Pasuit, Baricuatro defeats shut the door for PHL team in World Boxing event – BusinessWorld Online
IT was the end of the road for the Philippines in the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England.
It stopped following stinging defeats by Risa Pasuit and Jay Bryan Baricuatro on Tuesday that shut the door for the Philippine team, which painstakingly watched all its six boxers stumbling out of the gates one after the other.
Ms. Pasuit, a Southeast Asian Games silver medalist, had no answer to Brazilian Rebeca de Lima Santos in a crushing 5-0 defeat in their round-of-16 women’s 60-kilogram duel that left Mr. Baricuatro as the last Filipino standing.
With the mammoth weight of responsibility on his shoulders, Mr. Baricuatro went for the win but fell short in the end and suffered a heartbreaking split decision defeat to Spaniard Martin Molina Salvador, 3-2.
Mr. Baricuatro did try.
He actually led in the opening round after gaining the nod of all five judges before disintegrating in the last two rounds that led to the excruciating setback.
The country’s other bets that were shown the door early were Carlo Paalam, Junmilardo Ogayre, Mark Ashley Fajardo and Ronald Chavz, Jr. — Joey Villar