A long-time rival awaits Nesthy Petecio at the other end of the ring Friday when she finally makes her debut in the 19th Asian Games.
A long-time rival awaits Nesthy Petecio at the other end of the ring Friday when she finally makes her debut in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Petecio, 32, previously took the measure out of Lin during the Round of 16 of the Tokyo Olympiad. The Filipina won their tightly-fought match by the skin of her teeth, 3-2, on her way of making the finals, where she eventually lost to gold medalist Sena Irie of Japan.Whereas Lin already had a bronze medal tucked under her belt which she won during the 2018 edition of the quadrennial meet in Palembang while still fighting at 51 kg class, the Asiad is the only one lacking in Petecio’s trophy case.
Heavyweight John Marvin was the latest Filipino fighter to advance after scoring a Referee Stopped Contest against Rabin of Nepal late Wednesday night.
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