TOKYO – Nesthy Petecio will be featured in the kickoff bout in the Tokyo Olympics boxing competition Saturday, tangling with Congo’s Marcelat Sakobi Matshu at 11 a.m. (10 a.m. in Manila) at the Kokugikan Arena. 25 women’s flyweight Irish Magno is underdog versus No. “The draw could have been better but we prepared for the worst, so we’re still optimistic,” said Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines secretary general Ed Picson told The STAR. Paalam is the third Filipino pug to see action in Tokyo 2020, clashing with Ireland’s Brendan Irvine in a men’s flyweight fight Monday. Marcial, the highest seed Filipino fighter here, drew first-round bye.

Source: Philippine Star July 22, 2021 12:43 UTC