
FILE–Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio. (Photo by Frank Franklin II / POOL / AFP)
MANILA, Philippines — Nesthy Petecio suffered a stunning defeat to Thi Linh Tran of Vietnam within the semifinal of the 57-60 kg ladies’s boxing on Friday within the thirty first Southeast Asian Games at Bac Ninh Stadium.
Petecio, the silver medalist of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, fell to the hometown boxer in three rounds, shedding by factors.
The 30-year-old, who received the gold within the 2019 SEA Games and received three silver medals from 2011 to 2015, succumbed to her worse end within the biennial meet, settling for a bronze medal.

FILE–Philippines’ Irish Magno. Photo by Luis ROBAYO / numerous sources / AFP)
Meanwhile, Ian Clark Bautista and Irish Magno reached the ultimate of their respective divisions, becoming a member of compatriot Eumir Marcial in vying for 3 gold medals.
Bautista beat Rangsey Sao of Cambodia, 5-0, within the 52-57kg males’s semifinal. He surpassed his bronze medal end in 2019.
Magno dominated Indonesian Novita Sinadia, 5-0, to be assured of at the least a silver medal within the ladies’s 48-51kg,
However, Marjon Pianar, the silver medalist of the earlier 69 kg SEA Games boxing, additionally suffered from an early exit by the hands of Sarohatua Lumbantobing of Indonesia, 1-4.
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