Rogen Ladon
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| Birth name | Rogen Siaga Ladon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 10, 1993 Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pat Gaspi Nolito Velasco[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rogen Siaga Ladon[4] (born November 10, 1993) is a Filipino retired 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.[5] 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.[6]
Ladon announced his retirement on August 20, 2024 and is looking to transition to coaching.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Rogen Ladon". AIBA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Rogen Ladon". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2016-11-03.
- ^ a b "Rogen Ladon". NBColympics.com. NBC. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01.
- ^ "A handful of golds for Thai pugilists". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Company Ltd. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Pinoy pug Rogen Ladon qualifies to Rio". Sun Star Davao. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pinoy boxer Rogen Ladon falls short of reaching Olympics". Philippine News Agency. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (20 August 2024). "Olympian Rogen Ladon retires, eyes spot in ABAP coaching staff". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
External links
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- Rogen Ladon at AIBA.org (archived)
- Boxing record for Rogen Ladon from BoxRec (registration required)
- Rogen Ladon at Olympedia (archive)
- Rogen Ladon at Olympics.com
- Rogen Ladon at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Rogen Ladon at Olympic.org (archived)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Filipino male boxers
- Boxers from Negros Occidental
- Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic boxers for the Philippines
- Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Asian Games medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in boxing
- SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Light-flyweight boxers
- Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen