Villegas wins bout, enters next round

By Niel Victor C. Masoy

Jul 30, 2024 12:27 am

FILIPINA boxer Aira Villegas made an impressive Olympic debut as she outgunned Moroccan Yasmine Mouttaki for a unanimous decision win in the Paris Games women's 50 kg round of 32 at the North Paris Arena on Monday (Manila time).

Villegas, who turns 29 on August 1, earned scores of 30-27 and four 29-28s from the five judges in the three-round bout.

IMPRESSIVE START Aira Villegas (right) punches Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 50 kg preliminaries during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena in Villepinte on July 28, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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