KUALA LUMPUR: Adli Hafidz Pauzi (pic) failed to deliver Malaysia's second gold medal in boxing at the Malaysian International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MiTEC) Hall 8 in Kuala Lumpur Thursday.
He lost to Marvin John Nobel Tupas of the Philippines in the light-heavy (81kg) final after referee stopped contest in the first round.
Earlier, Mohamed Fuad Redzuan ended Malaysia's eight-year gold medal drought in boxing when he defeated Thani Narinram of Thailand in the light-fly weight (49kg) by unanimous point decision (5-0).
The Malaysian Boxing Federation (MBF) has set a one gold target.
Malaysia's last success was at the 2009 Games in Laos when Mohd Farkhan Haron and Mohd Fairuz Azwan contributed a gold each.
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