A Filipino boxer advanced to the semifinals of the women’s 57-kilogram class of the Boxam Elite Tournament in La Nucia in Alicante, Spain. Nesthy Petecio fried French opponent Sthelyn Grosy, 4-1, while her fellow boxer Carlo Paalam was defeated by Cuban Ewart Andres Marin Hernandez, denying him a semis date. The article discusses the upcoming Olympic world qualifiers.
