Show of force by Army boxers in ROTC Games.

VINCE LOMBOY won via referee stopped contest to lead seven other Army cadets to the semifinals of the boxing competitions on Tuesday in the Reserved Officers Training Corps. National Championships at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila.

Lomboy beat Air Force's James Kert Valdez in the second round to move a win shy of the flyweight (48-5 1kgs) gold medal.

'It's my dream to be a national boxer,' said the 24-year-old Lomboy, an Education junior at the Tarlac State University.

His teammate, Joeler Efondo, won on points, 5-0, over Navy's Roland Medez to also advance to the division semifinals, along with Justin Laurezo and Jade Cabaya, whose opponents from Navy and Air Force didn't show up.

Another Army standout, Florence Sumpay, beat Navy's Archie John Hernandez in the second round for a semifinals seat in the featherweight (57 kgs) division.

Sumpay's teammate Renz Puyong also advanced following a...