PARIS. – Nesthy Petecio takes on hometown bet Amin Zidani in the Round of 16 of the women’s 57kg Paris Olympics boxing competition at the North Paris Arena on Friday at 8 p.m. (12 midnight, Saturday, Philippine time) with a quarterfinals seat in mind.
Petecio, 32, is expected to encounter a stiff challenge from Zidani, who will undoubtedly be buoyed by the support of the French crowd.
Zidani, 30, brings a wealth of experience to the ring. She clinched the featherweight gold at the 2023 European Games and secured her place in the Olympics here.
She is also a six-time French national champion from 2016 to 2021, a testament to her dominance in the domestic scene.
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