The Philippines\u2019 Hergie Bacyadan overcame frayed nerves with prayer to gain a \u201cfighting mindset\u201d on Monday evening, May 27, pummeling Spain\u2019s Dunia Mas Martinez in their women\u2019s 75kg clash 5-0 in the World Boxing Qualification Tournament at the Hua Mak Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n
\u201cNung nasa baba ako ng ring, nape-pressure ako, nate-tense, kabado; pero pagtuntong ko ng ring at nag-pray ako, I shifted to fighting mindset,\u201d said Bacyadan.<\/p>\n
\u201cSinabi ko sa isip ko, trinabaho na ng lahat ng coaches ang trabaho nila, so trabaho ko naman ngayon na i-perform yung mga naituro nila sakin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bacyadan advanced to the round of 16 against Veronika Nakota of Hungary on Saturday afternoon, June 1, following Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Carlo Paalam in hurdling past the opening of preliminaries.<\/p>\n
Paalam was to face Turkmenistan\u2019s Shukur Ovezov in the 57kg round of 32 late Tuesday, May 28.<\/p>\n
\u201cHergie moved better and set up her attacks better compared to her last tournament,\u201d said Marcus Manalo, secretary-general of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines. \u201cHopefully that carries over against better competition in the next rounds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bacyadan seized control of the fight outright in the first round, and sustained the momentum throughout.<\/p>\n
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\u201cFirst minute pa lang nakuha na agad ni Hergie ang laro, so wala nang ibang instruction maliban sa mag-ingat na lang at kailangan lang ma-maintain niya,\u201d said ABAP coach Ronald Chavez.<\/p>\n
\u201cNatuwa kaming mga coaches sa ginalaw niya hanggang last round.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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