Jose settles for silver again as SEA Games fencing gold slips away
![Noelito Jose Jr. after a narrow loss in the men’s epee final at the SEA Games in Bangkok. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_2660-400x200.jpeg)
Noelito Jose Jr. came agonizingly close to a breakthrough SEA Games gold but saw the chance fade late as Vietnam’s Phuoc Den Nguyen edged him in the men’s epee final in Bangkok.
![Ezkrima Philippines’ medalists Beverly and Rodolfo Alarcon proudly display their medals in Tokyo. [photo credit: Ezkrima Philippines]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1000002497-400x200.jpg)
