Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, Eumir Marcial, Hergie Bacyadan, and Aira Villegas hope to capture the Olympic boxing gold medal that has eluded the Philippines
in the previous Tokyo Games, it should be fitting for the Philippines to capture that slippery boxing mint.
“That’s everyone’s hope, for us to be able to finally get that elusive gold medal,” said Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines secretary general Marcus Jarwin Manalo.But winning an Olympic gold is no easy feat. “The boxers now are on a different level. If I went through the eye of the needle last time, it will be harder this time around,” said Petecio.in the men’s 52kg in Tokyo.
“They’re tall, so I rely on my smarts and self-belief. I won’t win if I don’t believe in myself,” said Paalam. “I’ll do my best every fight so I won’t have any regrets.”in Tokyo got scrapped for Paris.Initially harboringabout an Olympic return due to the need for a weight class switch, Marcial – who is undefeated in five fights as a professional boxer – has grown optimistic as he seeks to complete his unfinished business in Paris.
“When it comes to boxing, we all know that we have no control of the results because we have judges and referees. But with the training I’m doing, I know for myself that we have a good chance of getting the gold medal in the Paris Olympics.”Originally a wushu athlete, the pride of Kalinga tried her hand at boxing and made the national team, even striking gold in the 2019 ASBC Asian Grand Slam Boxing Championships in Xiamen, China.
Given another chance by ABAP to return to the national team, Bacyadan seized the moment in the second World Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, in June as she became the last Filipino boxer to“It’s probably the Lord’s will to bring me back here and finish the plans that I failed to do before,” said Bacyadan, who needs just two wins in the women’s 80kg to guarantee herself of an Olympic medal.
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