![Baricuatro presses forward during the gold-medal fight. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2935-400x200.jpeg)
Jay Brian Baricuatro fought valiantly but lost 1-4 to Thailand’s Thitiwat Phlongauri in the men’s 48-kg final of the 33rd SEA Games boxing tournament, settling for silver.
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Four Filipino boxers—Eumir Marcial, Flint Jara, Jay Brian Baricuatro, and Aira Villegas—prepare for gold medal matches at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games while carrying the memory of their fallen teammates.
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![Filipino Olympian Eumir Marcial keeps his SEA Games gold hopes alive with a decisive KO over Nguyen. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/096A6756-400x200.jpg)
Eumir Marcial scored a second-round knockout over Vietnam’s Manh Cuing Nguyen to advance to the gold-medal bout in the men’s 80-kg division at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
![Islay Erika Bomogao and LJ Rafael Yasay powered the Philippines to two muay thai gold medals at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/598166584_1183591810603721_4572818086102142304_n-400x200.jpg)
Islay Erika Bomogao outdueled a Thai star while LJ Rafael Yasay scored a knockout as the Philippines collected two muay thai gold medals at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok.
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Islay Bomogao, Tyron Jamborillo, and LJ Rafael Yasay advanced to the finals of Muay Thai at the 33rd SEA Games after decisive semifinal victories in Bangkok, boosting Team Philippines’ medal push.
![Jay Brian Baricuatro dominates Timor Leste’s Antonio da Silva to secure a gold-medal match at the 33rd SEA Games in Bangkok. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/598286950_1182966247332944_2680857823982271033_n-400x200.jpg)
Filipino boxers Jay Brian Baricuatro and Flint Jara booked their spots in the gold-medal matches at the 33rd SEA Games following decisive victories in their semifinals bouts.
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Ofelia Magno and Riza Pasuit fell in the semifinals at the 33rd SEA Games, leaving the Philippine boxing team with five bronze medals and only Aira Villegas still in contention for gold.
![Marcial targets his fifth consecutive SEA Games gold with a decisive win. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/600368975_1182211677408401_41516813379323200_n-400x200.jpg)
Filipino pro boxers Eumir Felix Marcial and Weljon Mindoro will compete for finals slots in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, joined by Paris Olympian Aira Villegas in the women’s flyweight semifinals.