PH Boxer Wins Bronze in Budapest

Criztian Pitt Laurentem (fourth from left) shows his bronze medal together with Chargé d'affaires Paul Vincent Uy (fourth from right) and other members of the Philippine team. (Budapest PE photo)

BUDAPEST 07 September 2018 — Eighteen-year-old Criztian Pitt Laurente won a bronze medal in the bantam weight division of the AIBA World Youth Boxing Championships in Budapest on 28 August 2018.

Three other Philippine youth boxers represented the Philippines: women’s flyweight Jima Baja light flyweight Criz Russu Laurente, and flyweight Niño Anduyan. They were accompanied by their coaches Patricio Gaspi and Elias Recaido and team manager Jeaneth Aro. 

Sixty-five countries with 359 boxers participated in this biennial boxing event held on 21 to 31 August 2018. END

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