In Tokyo, Nesthy Petecio fought her way to an Olympic medal she has wanted from the moment she put on gloves for the first time, but it wasn’t quite the color she wanted. Petecio lost a tough ...

Nesthy Petecio isn’t most athletes. With the 2024 Paris Olympics looming, the Filipino female boxer made it known that she’s approaching the quadrennial event in an unorthodox manner.

Nesthy Petecio says she wants to give the Olympics a 'last shot' in a bid to capture the elusive gold medal — a change of heart months after hinting at the Paris Games being the final time she ...

MANILA, Philippines — Tokyo Olympic silver medalists Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam remain in the ABAP national training pool with the goal of trying their luck in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics ...

Kristoffer Martin paid a visit to Santa Cruz in Davao del Sur, where he got to meet and learn boxing from his idol, two-time Olympic medalist Nesthy Petecio. According to Rgil Relator's report on "24 ...

Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio fell short of a shot at history after dropping a tough split decision against Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in their women’s 57kg boxing semifinal bout early Thursday ...

Japan featherweight (125 lbs.) Sena Irie upset reigning world champion Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines on Tuesday, claiming for the host country its first-ever boxing gold medal for a woman. Irie, ...

1 Women's Featherweight, Last 32, Sakobi v Petecio 5 1 Women's Featherweight, Last 16, Lin Y T v Petecio 3 1 Women's Featherweight, Quarterfinal, Petecio v Arias 5 1 Women's Featherweight ...

Nesthy Petecio continues her storybook run on the road to an Olympic medal. The first quarterfinal bout of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics ends with Philippines' Petecio defeating Colombia's Yeni Marcela ...

Yet another historic boxing figure has emerged from the Philippines. Nesthy Petecio has etched her name in the record books throughout her incredible run in the Tokyo Olympics. The latest entry ...

That made Irie happy and wonder, “Am I moving closer to a frog?” Before the final bout against Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines, who won a world championship in 2019, Irie joked ...