Suwardoyo wins pre-Olympic match

Suwardoyo wins pre-Olympic match

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian flyweight Suwardoyo won his fight
against Holapatiphone of Laos in the Olympic qualifying round at
Tae Jeon City in South Korea on Thursday evening, outpointing his
opponent 11-4, Antara news agency reported.

He will face Jumadilov Bulat of Kazakhstan, who defeated
Batsuka Boldbat of Mongolia, on Saturday.

Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association secretary-general Didiet
Soedijoto said Suwardoyo would have to work harder in his fight
against Bulat, the world champion in the lightwelterweight
division.

Indonesia's Marwan Muling (lightweight) bowed out to Syed
Asghar Ali Syah of Pakistan on points 4-11, while Steve Binalay
(light welterweight) was outpointed by Singh Sanjitkar of India
4-9.

National light middleweight boxer Willem Papilaya will face a
stern test in his bout with Tongburan Pornchai of Thailand on
Saturday. (yan)