PAALAM Carlo

Philippines
Boxing
16 Jul 1998
25
Male
1.63/5'4''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BOX Boxing Men’s 51-57Kg 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Hangzhou Gymnasium
Men's 51-57Kg - Preliminaries - R32
#47
PHI
PAALAM CPAALAM Carlo
5
WP
JOR
ABU JAJEH MABU JAJEH Mohammad
0
Finished
Hangzhou Gymnasium
Men's 51-57Kg - Preliminaries - R16
#139
KGZ
SEIITBEK UULU MSEIITBEK UULU Munarbek
1
PHI
PAALAM CPAALAM Carlo
4
WP
Finished
Hangzhou Gymnasium
Men's 51-57Kg Quarterfinal
#196
PHI
PAALAM CPAALAM Carlo
0
UZB
KHALOKOV AKHALOKOV Abdumalik
5
WP
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Asian Games
3Men's Light Flyweight2018Indonesia
Olympic Games
251kg2020Tokyo, JPN
World Championships
552kg2019Yekaterinburg, RUS
Asian Championships
1Men's 54kg2022Amman, JOR
South East Asian Games
1Men's 54kg2023Phnom Penh, CAM
1Men's Light Flyweight2019Pasay, PHI
5Men's Light Flyweight2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS
President's Cup
1Men's Light Flyweight2017Astana, KAZ
Thailand International Boxing Tournament
1Men's Light Flyweight2018Bangkok, THA
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Armed Forces Athlete
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University of Baguio, Philippines
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Wife Earlshane Padilla, one child [2023]
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English, Filipino
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Philippine Navy [PHI] / Cagayan de Oro Amateur Boxing Team [PHI]
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Ronald Chavez [national]; Elmer Pamisa [personal]
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He began boxing in 2009. (rappler.com, 01 Apr 2021)
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One of his neighbours encouraged him to start boxing after seeing him in a backyard match. He then participated at a local 'Boxing at the Park' event in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, where officials saw that he had potential. (rappler.com, 01 Apr 2021)
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To win gold at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (philstar.com, 13 Nov 2022)
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Filipino politician Oscar Moreno. (rappler.com, 01 Apr 2021; tempo.com.ph, 12 Jun 2017)
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In 2023 he was presented with the Major Award for Boxing by the Philippine Sportswriters Association. (metrocdodev.com, 06 Mar 2023)

Additional Information

General
CHANGE OF WEIGHT CLASS
Having won silver in the flyweight category at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he moved up to the bantamweight class and won gold at the 2022 Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan. After claiming gold at the 2023 South East Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he moved back down to flyweight with the goal of competing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. "I feel comfortable in the 54kg category [bantamweight], but from now the focus is the Olympics and I need to bring my weight under 51kg for that before the Asian Games [in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China], which is the first Olympic qualifying meet." (olympics.com, 14 May 2023; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Jan 2023; businessmirror.com.ph, 11 Nov 2022)

EARLY DAYS
He used to sell newspapers, cigarettes, and vegetables to make ends meet while growing up in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. He won his first amateur fight at age seven, and bought rice for his family using his prize. "[Boxing] was a bigger deal than me trading on the street for a few hours, looking for plastics to sell. I was encouraged to fight because of our poverty." (pep.ph, 13 Jan 2022; news.abs-cbn.com, 04 Aug 2021; rappler.com, 01 Apr 2021, 13 Aug 2017; pinoyliga.com, 16 Jul 2020)

NAVY
In 2021 he joined the Philippine Navy as an apprentice seaman. "I am very grateful because it is my dream to become a soldier." (aboutcagayandeoro.com, 21 Aug 2021)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
WP:
Win on Points