HANGZHOU—Nesthy Petecio’s Olympic silver medal-winning fists get tested immediately at the 19th Asian Games when she climbs the ring Sunday against featherweight top seed of women’s boxing Lin Yu Ting of Chinese-Taipei. The 32-year-old Petecio was drawn right away against Lin, whom she beat the last time they crossed paths, 3-2, in the round-of-16 match at
HANGZHOU—Nesthy Petecio’s Olympic silver medal-winning fists get tested immediately at the 19th Asian Games when she climbs the ring Sunday against featherweight top seed of women’s boxing Lin Yu Ting of Chinese-Taipei.
But boxing coach Ronald Chavez said the Asiad is an entirely different ballgame for Petecio, who bagged a silver in the 2020 Olympiad. Boxing competitions carry an added load in this year’s Asiad as it also serves as a qualifier to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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