Rogen Ladon Explained

Rogen Ladon
Birth Name:Rogen Siaga Ladon
Birth Date:10 November 1993
Birth Place:Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Height:165 cm[1]
Nationality:Filipino
Country:Philippines
Sport:Boxing
Event:Flyweight
Retired:2024
Coach:Pat Gaspi
Nolito Velasco[2]
Show-Medals:yes

Rogen Siaga Ladon[3] (born November 10, 1993) is a Filipino retired amateur boxer. He first took up boxing in 2007,[4] and won medals in international tournaments such as the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and Southeast Asian Games as well as in smaller tournaments such as the 2012 Taipei City Cup and 2011 Hong Kong International Tournament.[4]

Locally, Ladon has won at the Filipino National Open Junior Championships at the 46 kg category winning a bronze at the 2008 edition and a gold at the 2009 edition. He won a gold medal at the 2013 Philippine National Games in the 49 kg category.[4] Ladon was the sparring partner of Mark Anthony Barriga for the 2012 Olympics. He replaced an injured Barriga at the 2013 Asian Championships. His brother Joegin Ladon is also an international boxer.[2]

Ladon qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics after finishing second at the Asia & Oceania Olympic qualifiers.[5] He also previously attempted to qualify by winning at least a silver at the 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships but only managed to gain a bronze medal.[6]

Ladon announced his retirement on August 20, 2024 and is looking to transition to coaching.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogen Ladon . Rio2016.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161103223003/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/rogen-ladon . 2016-11-03.
  2. Web site: Rogen Ladon . NBColympics.com . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161101170130/http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=ladon-rogen-1057445/index.html . 2016-11-01.
  3. News: A handful of golds for Thai pugilists . 20 August 2024 . Bangkok Post . Bangkok Post Public Company Ltd. . 14 May 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: Rogen Ladon. 5 May 2016. AIBA. https://web.archive.org/web/20160630125125/http://www.aiba.org/rogen-ladon-49kg/. 30 June 2016. live.
  5. News: Pinoy pug Rogen Ladon qualifies to Rio. 5 May 2016. Sun Star Davao. 31 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410075631/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/sports/2016/04/01/pinoy-pug-rogen-ladon-qualifies-rio-465418. 10 April 2016. live.
  6. News: Pinoy boxer Rogen Ladon falls short of reaching Olympics. 5 May 2016. Philippine News Agency. 13 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508221618/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/pinoy-boxer-rogen-ladon-falls-short-of-reaching-olympics. 8 May 2016. dead.
  7. News: Ramos . Gerry . Olympian Rogen Ladon retires, eyes spot in ABAP coaching staff . 20 August 2024 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 20 August 2024 . en.