Nesthy Petecio quenches thirst of Filipino boxing fans after historic silver medal finish in the Tokyo Olympics

Nesthy Petecio won silver, but it feels like gold!

The Pinay boxing sensation might have failed to secure another gold for Team Philippines, but Nesthy made millions of Filipinos proud with her Olympic journey.

After bowing out against Japanese boxer Sena Irie in the final round of the women's featherweight division, Pinoy netizens cheered her historic win by making her name the top trending topic on Twitter Philippines.

Filipinos congratulated her for giving her all during the competition and highlighted the success of Pinay athletes in the world stage.

Two other Pinoy boxers secured medals for Team Philippines--- Eumir Marcial will be fighting to secure at least a silver medal in the semifinal round on August 5 against Ukranian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak.

Earlier today, Carlo Paalam said sayonara to Uzbekistan boxing pride Shakhobidin Zoirov in the quarterfinal round of the men's flyweight division to secure another bronze medal for the country.