Petecio ends Paris campaign with bronze

Aug 09, 2024 12:13 am

NESTHY Petecio of the Philippines held her head up high after a stinging loss to Julia Szeremata of Poland in the women's 57kg boxing semifinals in the Paris Olympics at the Roland-Garros Stadium early Thursday morning (Manila time).

The 20-year-old Polish boxer outplayed the Tokyo 2020 Olympics silver medalist in the second and third rounds to escape with a 4-1 victory and reach the gold medal bout.

OUTBOXED The Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio (right) and Poland’s Julia Szeremeta compete in the women’s 57kg semifinal boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris, Aug. 7, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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