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BY ADRIAN STEWART CO
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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MANILA – Four Negrense and two Ilonggo boxers were among the 64 rated Filipino boxers that the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) prohibited from fighting abroad.
One of the requirements in fighting overseas was that a boxer must score at least two wins out of his last three fights, the GAB said in a statement.
Negrense boxers barred from fighting abroad were Asian Boxing Federation flyweight champion Merlito Sabillo and Romel Oliveros of Bacolod City, John Ray Logatiman of Cadiz City and Roldan Aldea of Kabankalan City, all in Negros Occidental.
Roman Canto of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo and Leonardo Doronio of Iloilo City were also prohibited from fighting outside of the Philippines after losing two of their last three bouts.
“The GAB is strict in its implementation of the 2-of-3 rule,” said GAB head Abraham Mitra. “We just want to protect our Filipino boxers.”
This 2-of-3 rule, however, did not sit well with Filipino boxing promoters, who asked the GAB to reconsider since the policy affects the earnings of local boxers.
“The Philippine ratings of the 64 boxers are useless because they cannot fight abroad,” the local promoters said in a letter, a copy of which was obtained by Panay News. “They lost their opportunity to earn money or become an international or world champion.”
“To cite an example, the loss-loss-win card in the last three fights which is within the 2-out-of-loss and maybe given a chance to fight for a regional or even world championship by a governing body for sport. It really depends.
“In such case, since the 2-of-3 rule is in effect. We have thrown away the big opportunity for Filipino boxers.
“In the world bodies of boxing, the top 15 rated boxers are qualified to fight for the world, international or regional championship belts. They don’t use the 2-of-3 rule and only needed rated boxers to qualify to fight.
“We think, we should be putting more time and efforts on evaluating and deciding, especially on the matters of the boxers’ livelihood and opportunity, rather than the effortless and automatic rejection,” the letter read./PN
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