00:00The coaches of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines gave an update on the condition of the national boxers
00:08who will determine their success in the competitions they will attend this year.
00:13For more details, we have a reported teammate, Paolo Salamatin.
00:19Exposed to some international training camps and tournaments,
00:23this is the program that the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines, or ABAP, is implementing for the Philippine elite boxing team this year
00:31after their successful campaign in 2024 where, aside from dominating in some international tournaments,
00:39only two bronze medals were awarded to the Filipino boxers, Ira Villegas and Neste Petesio,
00:44in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
00:47And even though the big boxers did not get a podium finish,
00:52ABAP believes that they will be able to recover for the next Olympics in 2028.
00:59That's why in the PTV Sports interview,
01:01former best Asian coach and longtime ABAP head coach, Patricio Gaspi,
01:06shared that they will double the level of training of the Filipino boxers.
01:10That's the best thing we can see,
01:14so that we can easily add to their exposure and experience.
01:19If we're just hoping for a tournament,
01:22sometimes just one match is enough, or two,
01:26and you're tied for the final.
01:29It's good to get experience,
01:32but just one game,
01:34you won't get a lot of experience.
01:39So it's better to have training camps,
01:42at least every day,
01:44usually it's sparring.
01:48It's exciting.
01:50So far, so good for their foreign head coach, Don Adnet,
01:55the condition of the athletes who are now competing in the International Training Camp in China.
02:00Yes, going good, going good.
02:02We're about halfway through our first 10-week training block.
02:07For the Tokyo Olympics, we employed a new strength and conditioning coach, Coach Kit.
02:13She's done a great job leading to the Paris Olympics,
02:20and she's been working overtime here.
02:24She's been working remotely,
02:26and at the moment she's here hands-on,
02:28so she's made a great impact on the team.
02:31The China Training Camp for Filipino Boxers will last until March 15,
02:36preparing for several international tournaments like the Thailand Open,
02:40World Boxing Championships,
02:42World Boxing Cup,
02:43and Southeast Asian Games.
02:45Paulo Salamatina, for Atletang Pilipino, for Bagong Pilipinas.
