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Olympics: Petecio convincing win opens PH boxing campaign in Tokyo

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/afp/07/24/20210724-petecio-nesthy-prelims-afp-737.jpg"/><figcaption>Marcelat Sakobi Matshu and Nesthy Petecio during their women&#x27;s featherweight Round of 32 at Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on July 24, 2021. <em>Luis Robayo, AFP</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>The Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio defeated Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of Democratic Republic of Congo 5-0 in their opening-round women’s featherweight match in the Olympics in Tokyo on Saturday. </p><p>She erased a tentative start with power shots in the last 2 rounds to fashion out a dominant win over the Congolese at Kokugikan Arena.</p><p>After a shaky first round, Petecio went to work starting in the second, using her lateral movement to create clear angles, where she landed her power blows.<br/> <br/>The game plan continued in the third, including heavy combinations midway, mixed by a defensive effort in the end to seal the win (30-27, 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27).</p><p>The breezy victory, however, was just the calm before the storm as she takes on a tornado of a foe in the Final 16 in Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-Ting of Chinese Taipei, a former world champion and the top seed in the 54 to 57kg division.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/21/21/filipino-olympian-profile-for-boxer-petecio-tokyo-stint-completes-boxing-career">Filipino Olympian profile: For boxer Petecio, Tokyo stint completes boxing career</a></li></ul><p>Game time is on Monday at 12:39 p.m., Philippine time.</p><p>Petecio is one of 4 Filipino boxers seeing action in the Olympics.</p><p>Another Filipina boxer, Irish Magno, tangles with Kenya’s Christine Ongare in a flyweight bout on Sunday (11:15 a.m.). </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/03/19/21/filipino-boxers-nesthy-petecio-carlo-paalam-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics">Filipino boxers Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam qualify for Tokyo Olympics</a></li></ul><p>On the men’s side, Carlo Paalam faces Iran’s Brendan Irvine in their flyweight opener on Monday (12:03 p.m.) </p><p>Middlweight Eumir Marcial, who received a schedule bye, will compete on Thursday (10:48 a.m.), as he awaits his opponent. </p><p>Petecio is a 3-time silver medalist at the Southeast Asian Games, before finally copping the gold in 2019. </p><p>For Petecio, making it to the Olympics is the culmination of a lifelong dream.</p><p>&quot;Ito &#x27;yung pinaka-highest na pangarap ng lahat ng mga atleta,&quot; she has said.</p><p>&quot;Kumbaga, para sa akin, kahit ano po &#x27;yung mga nag-gold man ako sa SEA Games, sa kung anong international po, kumbaga &#x27;pag hindi ako nakapasok sa Olympics, hindi ako nakalaro sa Olympics, kumbaga useless lahat po &#x27;yun eh.</p><div><em>For breaking news and latest developments on the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, visit <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/tokyo-olympics">https://news.abs-cbn.com/tokyo-olympics</a></em></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong><br/> </div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1733086" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

<p>Petecio beat Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of Democratic Republic of Congo 5-0 in their opening-round women’s featherweight match on Saturday. </p>

Petecio beat Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of Democratic Republic of Congo 5-0 in their opening-round women’s featherweight match on Saturday.