Brin, Romeo

Sport:

Boxing

Birthdate:

March 10, 1973

Hometown:

Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Brin, Romeo
Brin, Romeo
Brin, Romeo
Boxing

Born,

March 10, 1973
Puerto Princesa, Palawan
Romeo Brin was a boxer who represented the Philippines in three editions of the Olympic Games (1996, 2000, and 2004), and has captured numerous medals in both lightweight and light-welterweight divisions at the Southeast Asian Games and at the Asian Championships.

At the age of 23, he made his official debut at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he ousted his opening match to Cuba's Julio González Valladares in men's lightweight division (60 kg), receiving a default score of 24-31. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Brin was upgraded to light welterweight division (63.5 kg) but lost the same round again to Belarus' Siarhei Bykovski in a close decision of 5–8.

He competed again in the men's Light Welterweight division in the 2004 Summer Olympics where he defeated Patrick Bogere of Sweden in the first round with a decision of 43-35. He lost to Manut Boonjumnong of Thailand in the second round with a score of 29 - 15.

GAMES


1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta
2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney
2004 Summer Olympics, Athens

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