Olympic women's boxing is bigger, deeper in Tokyo

By Associated Press

Jul 31, 2021 12:20 am

TOKYO: About 15 minutes after Nesthy Petecio clinched the Philippines' first-ever medal in Olympic women's boxing, Irma Testa laughed with joy when she achieved the same history for Italy.

When Sena Irie also clinched Japan's landmark first women's boxing medal a few hours later, she didn't contain her tearful glee at her accomplishment during an Olympic tournament thick with women's boxing history at the Kokugikan Arena.

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