Crisano to be a boxer? Yes, says ABAP

Source: (The Philippine Star)

MANILA, Philippines - The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines is planning to tap professional basketball players to fill the weight category that hasn’t really produced anything in past international competitions – heavyweight.

ABAP secretary-general Patrick Gregorio yesterday said the best source of potential heavyweight gold medallist is in the PBA, particularly those who are big men who have expired contracts or who were cut from the team.

“That’s the reason we’re looking for Alex Crisano because he’s not only huge and athletic, we know he’s a fighter by heart,” said Gregorio.

Gregorio said they’re now looking for Crisano, a muscled 6’7” who packed power, after learning he was cut from Barako Bull’s roster in the pros.

“He hasn’t answered our calls yet but we will not give up on him, we know if given the right training and international exposures, he can be the guy that could give us our first heavyweight gold medal in boxing,” said Gregorio.

ABAP hopes to entice Crisano with the knowledge that aside from the ample monthly training allowance given to a national athlete he can also snare P3 million for a gold medal in the quadrennial Asian tilt, P1 million for a silver and P500,000 for a bronze.

That’s on top of what he will receive from the Philippine Sports Commission. - Joey Villar

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