Petecio bags silver in Olympic boxing

Petecio bags silver in Olympic boxing

Nesthy Petecio fought gallantly in the women's featherweight Olympic boxing gold medal match but was outpointed by hometown favorite Sena Irie, 5-0, on Tuesday at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Petecio trailed on the scorecards early in the bout as the five judges gave the first round to Irie. The fighter from Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur, however, turned on the heat in the second round as she hit her Japanese foe with solid combinations.

Petecio continued to be aggressive in the third and final round but was not enough to seal the victory for the 29-year-old Filipino. Four judges scored the fight 29-28 and one judge scored it 30-27 in favor of Irie.

This is the third silver medal for Philippine boxing after Anthony Villanueva in 1964 and Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco in 1996.

Photos by: AFP

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