Tipon also competed at the
2005 Southeast Asian Games held in
Bacolod,
Philippines and won the gold medal in the same division against
Tangtong Klongjian of
Thailand 24-5. At the Asian Games 2006 he upset Thailand's
Worapoj Petchkoom and beat
Han Soon Chul of
Korea in the final 21-10. At the World Championships 2007 he lost in the first round against Petchkoom 5:13. As of 2012, Tipon was a full-time trainer for people who wanted to play boxing. He stated that: "Gusto kong magustuhan ng tao ang paglalaro ng boxing kasabay nito ay ang Ibahagi sa kanila ang salita ng Diyos" ("I'd like people to enjoy the sport of boxing and at the same time share with them the word of God"). ==References==