Kabilang lamang si Tokyo Olympics silver medalist Nesthy Petecio sa pitong Pinoy boxer na pumasok na sa finals ng 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games sa Cambodia.
Ito ay nang gapiin ni Petecio si Cambopdian Vy Sreysros sa kanilang semifinals ng women's featherweight class nitong Miyerkules.
Umabante na rin sa finals sina Rogen Ladon, Ian Clark Bautista, Norlan Petecio, at John Marvin.
Nanaig din sa kani-kanilang semis match sina Tokyo Olympian Irish Magno at Riza Pasuit,
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“Obviously, we're happy to have seven boxers so far in the finals. But the job is not done yet and we have to stay focused as there's a bigger challenge in the finals,” pahayag naman ni Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) Secretary-General Marcus Jarwin Manalo.
Nakatakdang kalabanin ni Petecio si Indonesian Ratna Sari Devi sa finals sa Linggo.
Inaasahang makababawisi Petecio dahil nakakuha lamang ng bronze medal sa laban nito sa Vietnam nitong nakaraang taon.
Philippine News Agency
