PH's Nesthy Petecio assured of medal finish after entering Olympic boxing semis

After Hidilyn Diaz's gold medal performance on Monday, the Philippines is assured of at least one more medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio clinched a semifinals berth after defeating Yeni Marcela Arias Castaneda of Colombia via a unanimous decision in the quarterfinals of the women's featherweight division Wednesday at the Kokugikan Arena.

She won the bout on all of the judge's scorecards, getting a 30-27 from two of the judges and 29-28 on the other three. She won the first round on all five scorecards, 10-9, and took at least one more round for each of the judges in rounds two and three.

With the victory, Petecio is now assured of at least a bronze medal.

This is the most medals a Philippine contingent has won since the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles, USA.

During that edition, three bronze plums courtesy of Teofilo Yldefonso (swimming), Simeon Toribo (athletics), and Jose Villanueva (boxing) were bagged by the country.

Petecio made it to the quarterfinals round after pulling off a huge upset over top-seeded Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu-Ting last Monday.

She will next face the winner of the bout between Caroline Veyre of Canada and Irma Testa of Italy. —Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA News