Violito Payla is an amateur boxer who competed in the Men’s Flyweight Division in the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece.
At the 2004 Olympic Games, he competed in the Flyweight (– 48 kg) division but lost his bout in the round of 32 to Tulashboy Doniyorov of Uzbekistan, 36-26. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines.
He is best known for winning the flyweight at the Asian Games 2006, where he won the gold medal in the Flyweight division. He beat Yang Bo (boxer) who had beaten world champ Lee in the semis and upset 2003 world champion Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand in the final 31-15.
At the 2004 Olympic Games, he competed in the Flyweight (– 48 kg) division but lost his bout in the round of 32 to Tulashboy Doniyorov of Uzbekistan, 36-26. He qualified for the Athens Games by winning the gold medal at the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa, Philippines.
He is best known for winning the flyweight at the Asian Games 2006, where he won the gold medal in the Flyweight division. He beat Yang Bo (boxer) who had beaten world champ Lee in the semis and upset 2003 world champion Somjit Jongjohor of Thailand in the final 31-15.
GAMES
2004 Summer Olympics, Athens