Roberto “ROBBIE” Puno took over as president of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) and vowed to continue the program of his predecessor Ed Picson, who passed away recently. Know more:
ROBERTO “ROBBIE” PUNO took over as president of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines and vowed to continue the program of his predecessor Ed Picson, who passed away recently.
“I can only hope to equal the task he [Picson] has done at ABAP,” said Puno, a congressman from Antipolo City’s First District. “I will never be as good as Ed Picson when it comes to knowledge about sports and the know-how. But I will continue his vision.”Picson passed away last week due to cancer.
Picson, 69, was elected president on November 25, 2021 replacing long-time chief Ricky Vargas. Puno was elected vice president and Northern Samar Rep. Raul Daza as vice chairman. Vargas was named chairman. Puno will be in Cambodia for the 32nd Southeast Asian Games next month to oversee the Filipino boxers campaign and improve on the three gold, one silver and five bronze medals from last year’s Games in Hanoi.
The men’s boxing team is composed of Mark Lester Durens , Rogen Ladon , Paalam , Ian Clark Bautista , Paul Julyfer Bascon , James Palicte , Norlan Petecio , John Marvin andThe men are currently in a training camp in Kazakhstan while the women are in Baguio City.