Nesthy Petecio, mag-uuwi ng bronze medal sa Pilipinas

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00:00Nesty Petetio won a bronze medal in women's 50kg boxing,

00:05the reason for the addition of the medal hall in the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.

00:12This is what Rafael Bandairel has to say.

00:16Nesty Petetio won a bronze medal in the Philippines

00:20after advancing to the finals of women's 57kg boxing

00:25against Julia Seremeta of Poland.

00:29Davaweña took the lead in the scorecards after controlling the action in round 1.

00:35But the 20-year-old from Poland recovered in round 2 and 3

00:40to convince the judges.

00:42In the end, the judges voted for Seremeta via split decision

00:4728-29, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, and 29-28.

00:55I said, I respect what they saw in the match.

01:00Maybe they have other sides, maybe based on the score,

01:05not on the punches.

01:07Maybe the aggressiveness or the still hype or something like that.

01:12This is the second bronze medal of the Philippines in boxing this year.

01:17Earlier this year, Nesty Petetio's fellow boxer also won

01:21the first-time Olympian, Ira Villegas, in the women's 50kg division.

01:27As one of the best boxers in the country,

01:30Manny Pacquiao of Tamaulipas was honored

01:33with the victory of the Filipino boxers Nesty Petetio and Villegas.

01:38It's our honor, the Filipinos, to be able to bring the best,

01:43even bronze, to be able to win a medal.

01:46Hoping that our athletes who are struggling will be able to get gold,

01:53to continue.

01:55Congratulations to all the athletes who brought our flag to other countries,

02:02who participated in the Olympics.

02:04That is also a great honor for our country,

02:07that the Philippines is recognized.

02:10Following Petetio's bronze medal finish,

02:13the Philippines now has four medals in the upcoming Summer Games.

02:18Meanwhile, this is Petetio's second medal in the Olympics

02:22after winning a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

02:27Rafael Bandayrel for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.