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Aira Villegas, nasungkit ang bronze medal sa Women’s 50 kg Boxing ng 2024 Paris Olympics

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00:00The medal of the Philippines was added to the Paralympics after Ira Villegas won the bronze medal in women's 50kg boxing.
00:09This is the story of Rafael Bandairel.
00:13Even after winning the gold medal in the match, the medal of the Paralympics will be returned to the boxer, Ira Villegas.
00:22Villegas won the bronze medal in women's 50kg boxing in the Paralympics after he lost in his match against Businaz Chakiroglu of Turkey.
00:34Chakiroglu won early in the scorecard when Villegas scored a standing 8 count in Round 1.
00:42Despite this, Villegas tried to recover in Round 2 and Chakiroglu was knocked down.
00:48However, referee Wade Peterson decided that it was not counted as a knockdown.
00:54In the end, Chakiroglu won 5 rounds, 30-27, 30-26, 30-27, 30-27, and 30-26.
01:06The decision was unanimous for Turkey to knock Villegas down.
01:10Meanwhile, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reached out to social media
01:17for the first-time Olympian.
01:19Because of the bronze medal finish of Tugbong Takloban, the Philippines will have 3 medals in the upcoming Paralympics.
01:27However, the number of medals in the Philippines will surely increase
01:32because Neste Petesho can get the lowest bronze medal in his semifinals bout on Thursday.
01:39Rafael Bandairel for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.

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