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FORMER ABAP secretary-general Rogelio “Roger” Fortaleza passed away yesterday morning after a lingering illness. He was 62.
Fortaleza was among the Fortaleza boxing brothers that included Ricardo, Reynaldo and Renato who were stalwarts of the famed FEU boxing team of the 70s.
Until his death, Roger was a 3-star International Referee-Judge. As a national boxer, his career was highlighted by a silver medal in the 1977 SEA Games.
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ABAP president Ed Picson said the entire boxing community “mourns the death of a dedicated boxing man and a good friend.”
Fortaleza is survived by wife Rosemarie and children Renzanne, Reygel and Edrian.
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