Aira Villegas advances to Paris Olympics boxing round of 16

Updated Thu, August 1, 2024 at 12:20 AM Published Mon, July 29, 2024 at 2:37 PM

Filipino boxer Aira Villegas advanced to the round of 16 in the women's 50kg division at the Paris Olympics.

Villegas secured a dominant unanimous decision victory against Yasmine Mouttaki of Morocco, with judges scoring the bout 5-0.

She is set to face Algeria's Roumaysa Boualam, the tournament's second seed, on Friday.

Her coach, Reynaldo Galido, expressed confidence in her ability to overcome adversities, describing her as fearless.

Pressure is mounting on Villegas after fellow Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial made an early exit from the men's 80-kg class.

Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines secretary general Marcus Manalo said Villegas has to step up to beat Boualam and move two wins away from securing her first Olympic medal.

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