Rogen Ladon

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Rogen Ladon
Rogen Ladon 2015.jpg
Ladon in 2015
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1993-11-10) November 10, 1993 (age 30)
Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines [1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in) [2]
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportBoxing
EventFlyweight
Coached byPat Gaspi
Nolito Velasco [3]
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Event1st2nd3rd
AIBA World Boxing Championships 001
Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament010
Asian Games 010
Asian Championships 011
Southeast Asian Games 220
Total252
AIBA World Boxing Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Qatar Light flyweight
2016 Asia & Oceania Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Qian'an Light flyweight
Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Light flyweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Bangkok Light flyweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Tashkent Light flyweight
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Vietnam Flyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Philippines Flyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Cambodia Flyweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Singapore Light flyweight

Rogen Ladon (born November 10, 1993) is a Filipino amateur boxer. He first took up boxing in 2007, [1] and won medals in international tournaments such as the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and Southeast Asian Games as well as in smaller tournaments such as the 2012 Taipei City Cup and 2011 Hong Kong International Tournament. [1]

Locally, Ladon has won at the Filipino National Open Junior Championships at the 46 kg category winning a bronze at the 2008 edition and a gold at the 2009 edition. He won a gold medal at the 2013 Philippine National Games in the 49 kg category. [1] Ladon was the sparring partner of Mark Anthony Barriga for the 2012 Olympics. He replaced an injured Barriga at the 2013 Asian Championships. His brother Joegin Ladon is also an international boxer. [3]

Ladon qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics after finishing second at the Asia & Oceania Olympic qualifiers. [4] He also previously attempted to qualify by winning at least a silver at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships but only managed to gain a bronze medal. [5]

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