Pinay Olympian boxer Aira Villegas, gagamit ng ibang estilo vs. Algerian boxer Roumaysa Boualam;
2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio sasabak sa Round-of-32 match ng Women's 57-kg division
2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio sasabak sa Round-of-32 match ng Women's 57-kg division
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00:00The 28-year-old Latiborne Filipina boxer Ira Villegas is now aiming for her next opponent,
00:07the second seed in the women's 50-kilogram division, Romay Sabualam of Algeria,
00:12in the upcoming round of 16 of the 2024 Paris Olympics Women's Light Flyweight Boxing Match this coming Friday.
00:20Just last Monday, her Olympic debut was a good start for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Bronze Medalist.
00:28The Moroccan boxer Yasmin Motaki won the match via unanimous decision in the round of 32.
00:34According to 1996 Pinoy Olympian boxer and now National Women's Boxing Team coach Reinaldo Galido,
00:41they will now change the style used by Villegas against the Algerian opponent.
00:46Of course, if he will still do that, we will have a hard time in the next match.
00:51Villegas needs to be there.
00:56He is not giving his full power and he is not activating his lead hand.
01:01He really needs to be there in his next fight.
01:06Because the next opponent is Algeria, the style of Algeria is still the same.
01:10So he really needs to use his lead hand and his combinations.
01:18Villegas has no time to waste to continue his good momentum this year,
01:24following his winning of the bronze medal.
01:27In the women's 50kg division of the 2024 Boxing Elite Tournament in February in Spain,
01:32and the early purchase of the Olympic ticket packet in the Olympic qualifying tournament in Italy last March,
01:39Galido admitted that the match against the two-time African Championship Titleist will not be easy.
01:45However, he still has a lot of confidence in Villegas that he will be able to win against the Algerian fighter.
01:52We were strong in Germany last month.
01:55We were also in the training camp in Germany.
01:59We saw that he is really strong.
02:02I think he can handle this match.
02:08He can win.
02:10Villegas needs two more wins to celebrate the bronze medal finish of the Philippines.
02:17Meanwhile, the women's 57kg division of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Silver Medalist, Nesty Petesio,
02:23was able to fight tonight in the round of 32 match.
02:27While the men's 80kg division, women's 75kg division, and men's 57kg division match tomorrow will be led by
02:36Tokyo Games bronze medalist Ymir Marcial, 2023 Wovenom World Championships gold medalist Hergie Bakyadan,
02:43and Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Carlo Paalam.
02:46Paolo Salamatina for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.