Joan Tipon

Infobox_Boxer
name = Joan Tipon
nationality = flagicon|Philippines Filipino
realname = Joan Tipon


nickname = Joan
height = 170 cm.
weight = Bantamweight
birth_date = birth date|1982|4|9|mf=y
birth_place = Philippines
home = Sibucao, Bacolod City, Philippines
style = Orthodox
total = -
wins = -
KO = -
losses = -
draws = -
no contests = -

Joan Tipon (born April 9, 1982) is an amateur boxer from the Philippines who won gold at the 2006 Doha Asian Games in the Bantamweight (under 54 kg.) division. He is a native of the province of Negros Occidental.

Career

Tipon also competed at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in Bacolod City, Philippines and won the gold medal in the same division against Tangtong Klongjian of Thailand 24-5. [ [http://results.2005seagames.com.ph/boxing/FINALresults.asp 2005 SEA Games boxing results] ]

At the Asian Games 2006 he upset Worapoj Petchkoom and beat Han Soon Chul of Korea in the final 21-10. [ [http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/BX/IGBXBoutResult.aspx?rscid=0-054-1-01-00001-1 2006 Asian bantamweight final results] ]

At the World Championships 2007 he lost in the first round against Worapoj Petchkoom 5:13.

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