Philippine Olympic boxing bet Aira Villegas, pasok na sa quarterfinals ng Women's 50kg event
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00:00No one will ask for more because an Olympian boxer, Ira Villagas, won her own birthday in the round of 16 of the Women's 50kg event of the 2024 Paris Olympics against Rumeysa Buwalap of Algeria earlier today.
00:17Five judges voted for the 29-year-old Tacloban City native boxer.
00:23With a score of 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27.
00:30Because of this unanimous decision win, Villagas won the ticket to the quarterfinals against the home bet of Wasila El Cadiri, who was defeated on Sunday.
00:41For now, Villagas only needs one more win to secure the assured bronze medal in the Philippines.
00:48Villagas is included in the medal contention of two more boxing bets of the Philippines, the 2020 Tokyo Olympic silver medalists, Carla Palam and Nesty Pateso.