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Aira Villegas topples Moroccan foe to ace first test in Paris Olympics
Filipino boxer Aira Villegas advanced to the Round of 16 in the women's 50kg division after defeating Yasmin Mouttaki of Morocco via unanimous decision with judges scoring 30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28.
Villegas will next face Algeria's second seed Roumaysa Boualam on August 1.
Eumir Marcial is set to fight Turabek Khabibullaev of Uzbekistan on July 31 in the men's 80kg, aiming to improve on his Tokyo bronze.
Carlo Paalam, a Tokyo silver medalist, will compete against Jude Gallagher of Ireland in the men's 57kg.
Nesthy Petecio, also a Tokyo silver medalist, starts her campaign against Jaismine Lamboria in the women's 57kg on July 30.
Hergie Bacyadan is also mentioned as competing in the coming days.
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Filipino boxer Aira Villegas advanced to the round of 16 in the women's 50kg division at the Paris Olympics.
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Filipina boxer Aira Villegas has secured at least a bronze medal in the women's 50kg division at the Paris Olympics after a split decision win over France's Wassila Lkhadiri.
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Filipino boxers Eumir Marcial, Nesthy Petecio, Carlo Paalam, Aira Villegas, and Hergie Bacyadan are competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Filipino athletes have commenced their campaigns at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio advanced to the Round of 16 in the women's 57kg category at the Paris Olympics after defeating India's Jaismine Lamboria via unanimous decision.
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