Ilongga boxer Irish Magno will undergo rigid training after she returned to Manila for the bubble training at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.
The native of Janiuay, Iloilo is set to compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics slated July 23 to August 8 this year.
Magno, the first Filipina and Ilongga boxer to qualify for the Olympics, promised to work hard and always bring the name of Iloilo in all of her competitions.
“I always bring the name of Iloilo in any competition because I am always proud to be an Ilongga,” Magno proudly said during his podcast interview on ‘Sports Lang.’
Magno also shared she no regrets with her decision to shift to boxing after playing basketball in her early years as it gave her the opportunity to represent the country in international tournaments.
“I was a late bloomer in boxing because I am into basketball before. I participated in the National Open held in Robinsons Iloilo last 2008. That tournament eventually qualified me to be part of national team training pool,” added the Ilongga boxer.
The 29-year-old Magno is one of the four Filipino athletes who have been qualified for the Olympics. The other players are fellow boxer Eumir Marcial, world gymnastics champion Carlos Yulo and pole vaulter EJ Obiena.
Magno was able to secure her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics despite not reaching the gold medal round after outpointing Tajikistan’s Sumaiya Qosimova in the box-off match in Amman, Jordan.IMT
