Boxer Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines advanced to the quarterfinal round at the Paris Olympics women's 57kg class after scoring a 4-1 win against Amina Zidani of host France in the round of 16 at the North Paris Arena early Saturday, August 3 (Manila time).

Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines celebrates her victory over France's Amina Zidani at the end of their women's 57kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 2, 2024. AFP PHOTO

Three judges scored the match 29-28 and another had it at 30-27 for Petecio while one judge gave the match to the third seed Zidani at 29-28,One more win by Petecio, who won the silver in the Tokyo, would assure her of another medal finish in the Olympics.

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