Nessie Petecio feels strongly that her silver medal at the last Tokyo Olympics in 2020 was not enough.
She qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics this year and has the opportunity to upgrade her medal.
Petecio displayed her outstanding skills in the ring, slamming Turkiye's Esra Yildiz Kahraman with excruciating blows to the body and advancing to the women's 57kg final of the first World Qualifying Tournament in Busto Arsizio, Italy. , a golden ticket to the glamorous French capital in July.
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„I'm very blessed. This is probably my last Olympics, so this is very important to me,“ she said of the honor of becoming the first female boxer to qualify for two consecutive Olympics. After winning, Petecio told olympics.com.
Joining Petesio in Paris will be compatriot Ayla Villegas, who also secured an Olympic berth with a unanimous decision win over Bulgaria's Zlatislava Chukanova in the women's 50kg category.
Petecio and Villegas will be working in Paris along with pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnasts Carlo Yuro and Alea Finnegan, and fellow boxer and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Eumil Marcial.
Villegas used hand speed and multiple body shots to negate a second-round deduction and third-round knockdown, earning the judges the nod.
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„I got this ticket for a lot of people, especially my family, and also for the late president (former Philippine Boxing Federation president Ed Pison) and my life partner,“ Petecio said.
„Before (the competition) I promised her that I would win a ticket to Paris, and finally this has happened. I am very happy,'' added the former world champion of Stars. Davao del Sur province cruise.
The 31-year-old was in a position to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, but lost a unanimous decision in the final to amateur rival and host Japan's Sena Irie.
„I won't stop until I win gold at the Olympics,“ Petecio said.