Paalam climbs the ring against the 23-year-old Uzbek at 7:30 p.m. at the Hangzhou gymnasium. The Tokyo silver medal winner needed to dispatch Uulu Munarbek Seiitbek of Kyrgyzstan in the Round-of-16 by the score of 4-1 to reach the quarterfinals. Seiitbek, 27, was bronze medalist in the last World Championship in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Carlo Paalam (blue) battles Uulu Munarbek Seiitbek of Kyrgyzstan during the 19th Asian Games boxing competitions at the Hangzhou gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. CONTRIBUTED PHOTONow, Paalam will have to go through no less than the gold medal winner himself in a bid to join Marcial in the semis.

Source: Manila Times October 02, 2023 18:45 UTC