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File – Nessie Petecio – Pool Photography
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Female boxers carried the day for the Philippine team, easing the loss of Olympic silver medalist Carlo Parham in the first World Olympic Qualification held in Busto Arzizio, Italy late Sunday night. .
Tokyo Games silver medalist Nessie Petesio defeated Dutch fighter Maud van der Ton 5-0 to advance to the semi-finals and move closer to securing a spot at the Paris Olympics later this year.
Meanwhile, Ira Villegas shut out Sophie Winter (Denmark) 5-0, advancing to the quarterfinals and boosting her participation in Paris.
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“Isla and Nessy have come away with dominant wins earlier and will definitely be in the hunt for tomorrow's Olympic berths,” said Marcus Manalo, executive director of the Association of Philippine Boxing Alliances (Abap), in a message early Monday morning. told the Quirer.
Carlo Paalamu – Submitted photo
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Villegas and Petecio are still aiming for a ticket to Paris, although they still have a long way to go to the Olympics due to the limited number of spots in the featherweight division, while Parham is looking to earn a spot in another qualifier. I have to look for it.
The Cagayan de Oro native missed his match against Turkmenistan's Shukur Obezov due to an injury he sustained in his previous fight against Mexico's Andrea Bonilla.
“Carlo injured his shoulder in his last fight when his Mexican opponent slammed him to the canvas,” Manalo said. “We tried to control the pain in the lead-up to this fight, but he still couldn't throw a punch in this right. To prevent further damage, the coaches decided to stop the fight in the second round. It was determined.
