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Four Philippine boxers came to the XXXII Olympiad three weeks ago looking to make some ripples. Instead, two went on to churn up big, silvery waves, with a third probably joining them in the frolicking if not for some unfathomable quirk in the scoring system.
Japan's Sena Irie wins first-ever women's featherweight boxing gold medal at Tokyo Olympics Sena Irie of Japan has claimed the first-ever women's featherweight boxing gold medal with a unanimous decision over the Philippines' Nesthy Petecio. Irie became the first female boxer to win a medal for Japan when she secured the first gold of the Tokyo boxing tournament by sweeping the third round on all five judges' cards at the Kokugikan Arena. Irie's crisper punches won over the judges in a bout with plenty of clinching. Tokyo 2020 Petecio settled for the Philippines' first boxing medal of any kin...
âââ MEDAL ALERT Roniel Iglesias of Cuba won his second Olympic boxing gold medal by soundly beating Pat McCormack of Britain in the welterweight final. Iglesias added Tokyo gold to his two previous light welterweight medals. He won gold in London and bronze from Beijing. He also fought at welterweight in Rio de Janeiro but lost in the quarterfinals. Iglesias largely controlled the final bout with superior footwork and technique against McCormack. McCormack was gracious in defeat as Iglesias celebrated Cubaâs first official boxing medal in Tokyo. Several more are already cl...
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TOKYO (AP) — 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. “It was the result of 13 years of work for me," Irie said through a translator. “But this tournament is a very big moment for women's boxing in Japan and in the ...