IN PHOTOS | Nesthy Petecio advances into gold medal match of Tokyo Olympics

Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio booked her place in the gold medal match of the women's featherweight tournament in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics boxing event on Saturday.

In the semifinals, she defeated Italy's Irma Testa in a 4-1 split decision to advance to the final round.

See the scenes from that fight here:

—Reuters