Boxer Hergie Bacyadan faces a tall order in her Olympic debut for the Philippines after being drawn with a top seed and former world champion
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MANILA, Philippines – Hergie Bacyadan got dealt a tough hand, while Eumir Marcial and Carlo Paalam earned first-round byes as the brackets for the Paris Olympics boxing competitions were determined on Thursday, July 25. Li boasts of impressive credentials, winning an Olympic bronze in Rio de Janeiro and silver in Tokyo on top of gold medals in the Women’s World Boxing Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.Marcial and Paalam advanced to the round of 16 as they both begin their golden quests on Wednesday.in the men’s 52kg category in Tokyo, battles Ireland’s Jude Gallagher, while Marcial tangles with Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev.
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