Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Women's Featherweight - Semifinal - KKG - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - July 31, 2021. Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines in action against Irma Testa of Italy REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Reigning world champion Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines defeated Italian Irma Testa in the featherweight boxing semi-final on Saturday to keep her in the contest for what could be her country's second-ever gold medal in the Olympics.
The diminutive 29-year-old lost the first round against a much-taller Testa but won the second and was on the front foot throughout the third, chasing her opponent with lightning-quick steps and rapid-fire punches.
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