Olympics Day 4: Philippines' Nesthy Petecio advances to round of 16 as Eumir Marcial falls

Nesthy Petecio, the featherweight silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, began her quest to better that finish in strong fashion, defeating India's Jasmine in a unanimous decision in the 2024 women's 32kg round on Tuesday, July 30 at -Arena Paris. Nord.

Petecio, 32, from Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur in the Philippines scored a 30-27 victory on three cards, with the other two scoring 29-28 in his favor over Jasmine, who is ten years younger.

Petecio, who at 5'4” gave away five inches of height, didn't seem bothered by the difference, using his toes and upper rights to land a long southpaw. Petecio's speed was also a big asset, as he cut through the range and rushed to the body and went up top to finish the first.

With the result secured, Petecio danced from the end of the final round to the bell.

Petecio will return to action on Friday, when she faces France's Amina Zidani in the round of 16. Zidani, a 30-year-old boxer with a record of 5-0 (2 KOs), has won gold at the 2023 European Games. and bronze at that year's World Championships.

The joy from the Philippines' was somewhat dampened by the result of Eumir Marcial's 176-kilogram match in the 16th round, where he lost a unanimous decision to Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev. Marcial, a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games, moved up to middleweight after his weight class was eliminated at the Olympiad, dropping a first-round unanimous decision as the tall Khabibullaev, also a southpaw, landed his punches early.

The fight became a stalemate in the second round as Marcial began to lose weight and pressure continued, while Khabibullaev landed left hands as Marcial came forward. Marcial continued to press in the third, landing big right hooks and left hands along the ropes, forcing Khabibullaev to hold to break the action.

The 20-year-old Khabibullaev will face Cuba's two-time gold medalist Arlen Lopez on Friday in the 80kg round of 16. Lopez, 31, advanced to the next round by defeating the Turkish team. Kaan Aykutsun.

Lopez is vying to become just the fourth boxer to win three gold medals at the Olympics.

Full Results

Men 51kg – round of 16

Billal Bennama (FRA) 3-2 Roscoe Hill (USA)

Alejandro Claro Fiz (CUB) 5-0 Michael Douglas da Silva Trindade (BRA)

Rafael Lozano Serrano (ESP) 4-1 Yusuf Chothia (AUS)

Yunior Alcantara Reyes (DOM) 5-0 Nijat Huseynov (AZE)

Patrick Chinyemba (ZAM) 4-1 Amit Amit (IND)

David de Pina (CPV) 4-1 Thitisan Panmot (THA)

Saken Bibossinov (KAZ) 5-0 Samet Gumus (TUR)

Hasanboy Dusmatov (UZB) 5-0 Juanma Lopez de Jesus (PUR)

Men 80kg – round of 16

Cristian Javier Pinales (DOM) 5-0 Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan (CHN)

Gabrijel Veocic (CRO) 5-0 Hussein Iashaish (JOR)

Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) 4-0 Pylyp Akilov (HUN)

Wanderley de Souza Pereira (BRA) 5-0 Cedrick Belony-Duliepre (HAI)

Turabek Khabibullaev (UZB) 5-0 Eumir Marcial (PHI)

Arlen Lopez (CUB) 5-0 Kaan Aykutsun (TUR)

Women's 54kg – round 16

Sanima Petrova (BUL) 4-1 Huang Hsiao Wen (TPE)

Chang Yuan (CHN) 5-0 Jennifer Lehane (IRL)

Widad Bertal (MAR) 3-2 Jutamas Jitpong (THA)

Pang Cholmi (PRK) 5-0 Nigina Iktamova (UZB)

Hatice Akbas (TUR) 5-0 Tiana Echegaray (AUS)

Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg (MGL) 4-1 Lenuta Lacramioara Perijoc (ROU)

Im Aeji (KOR) 4-1 Tatiana Regina de Jesus Chagas (BRA)

Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda (COL) 3-2 Preeti (IND)

Women's 57kg – round 32

Sitora Turdibekova (UZB) 3-2 Marcelat Sakobi (COD)

Esra Yildiz Kahraman (TUR) 5-0 Marine Fatoumatta Colette Camara (MLI)

Alyssa Mendoza (USA) 3-2 Mijgona Samadova (TJK)

Nesthy Petecio (PHI) 5-0 Jaismine (IND)

Xu Zichun (CHN) 3-2 Irma Testa (ITA)

Julia Szeremeta (POL) 4-1 Omailyn Carolina Alcala Cegovia (VEN)

Men 80kg – round of 16

Nurbek Oralbay (KAZ) 3-2 Callum Peters (AUS)

Murad Allahverdiyev (AZE) 5-0 Abdelrahman Abdelgawwad (EGY)