Nesthy Petecio

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Nesthy Petecio
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Petecio in 2019
Born
Nesthy Alcayde Petecio

(1992-04-11) April 11, 1992 (age 32)
Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Statistics
Weight class Featherweight
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) [1]
Medal record
Women's boxing
Representing the Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Event1st2nd3rd
Summer Olympic Games 011
World Championships 110
Asian Championships 012
Southeast Asian Games 231
Total364
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Featherweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Featherweight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Ulan-Ude Featherweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Jeju City Featherweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Wulanchabu Bantamweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Ulaanbaatar Bantamweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Amman Featherweight
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Philippines Featherweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Cambodia Featherweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Jakarta Bantamweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Napyidaw Featherweight
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Singapore Featherweight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Vietnam Lightweight

Nesthy Alcayde Petecio (born April 11, 1992) [1] is a Filipino amateur boxer. She won a silver medal in the inaugural women's featherweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, becoming the first Filipino woman to win an Olympic medal in boxing, [2] and won a bronze medal in the women's flyweight event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She also won a silver medal at the 2014 World Championships and gold at the 2019 edition. [3]

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With two Olympic medals, Petecio is the first Filipino boxer to win multiple medals in the Olympic Games.

Early life and education

Nesthy Petecio was born in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur to parents Teodoro Petecio and Prescilla Alcayde. [4] [5] Petecio came from a poor family; her father was a farmer while her mother is a housewife. At a young age, Nesthy and her siblings had to aid their parents in the farm to earn a living. She recalled selling manure as fertilizer just to earn money. [6] [7] According to Petecio, boxing paved the way for her to attend Rizal Technological University for higher education despite financial problems, and she considers it her "way out of poverty." [7] In 2019, she graduated with an associate degree from the University of Baguio's School of International Hospitality and Tourism Management. [8]

Amateur career

Early years

Nesthy Petecio and her siblings were taught boxing as a means of self-defense. Petecio and her siblings went on to join inter-barangay boxing competitions to help their family financially. [5] [9]

Petecio had a big break in her boxing career at age 11, when she joined a boxing match at the Araw ng Davao in Rizal Park, Davao City. Although competitions were usually arranged by gender, Petecio's opponent was male with a bigger build and more experience than herself. However she was able to win the match, which drew the attention of Celestino Rebamonte who in turn endorsed her to the Philippine women's team coach Roel Velasco. [9] She was then able to compete at the 2007 Smart National Youth and Women’s Open Boxing Championships in Cagayan de Oro where she won gold. As a result she earned her a berth in the national boxing team. [7]

National team

Representing the Philippines, Petecio went on to compete in several international competitions. She clinched silver medals at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Championships and the 2011 and 2013 Southeast Asian Games; a bronze medal in the 2012 Asian Championships; and a gold medal in the 2015 Indonesia President’s Cup [7]

She would also compete in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, the 2015 and 2017 Asian Championships but fail to make a podium finish. She also failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [10] Failing to medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia and dealing with the aftermath of ending a relationship with a girlfriend, Petecio experienced a bout of depression. [9]

After a break, Petecio made a comeback by winning a gold at the 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Championship. [9] At the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Ulan-Ude, Petecio won gold in the featherweight division after defeating hometown bet Liudmila Vorontsova in the final. [11] She ended the year with another gold medal, this time at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. It was a sweet victory for Petecio after failing to bring home the top prize in the biennial meet in her three previous attempts.

Petecio was able to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan due to her high ranking, after the world qualifiers was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] Competing in the women's featherweight event, Petecio's first fight was a 5:0 victory against Marcelat Sakobi Matshu of the Democratic Republic of Congo. [13] In her next bout Petecio defeated Lin Yu-ting of Chinese Taipei (3:2) to advance to the quarterfinals, [14] where she defeated Yeni Arias of Columbia (5:0) to secure at least a bronze medal and become the first woman to win a medal in Olympic boxing. [15] [16] She then defeated Irma Testa of Italy (4:1) in the semifinals to secure her place in the gold medal bout. [17] Facing her amateur rival Sena Irie in the final, Petecio lost by unanimous decision (0:5) to take home the silver medal, the first Olympic boxing medal won by a Filipino boxer in 25 years. [18] [19]

Results

Petecio on a 2021 stamp of the Philippines Nesthy Petecio 2021 stamp of the Philippines.jpg
Petecio on a 2021 stamp of the Philippines
2014 Asian Games results
2015 World Championships results
2019 World Championships results
2020 Summer Olympics results

2024 Summer Olympics results

Personal life

Nesthy Petecio is openly lesbian. She dedicated her Olympic silver medal to the LGBTQ community. [20]

In August 2024, the Philippine Coast Guard's Ronnie Gil Gavan announced that after claiming her bronze medal, petty officer second class Petecio will be promoted to petty officer first class. [21]

In 2020, actress Jane De Leon portrayed Petecio's life story in Maalaala Mo Kaya's episode entitled Medal which was aired last January 18, 2020. [22]

In 2021, Petecio made a virtual appearance in Pinoy Big Brother: Kumunity Season 10 when she gave a message to the Celebrity housemates, and declaring the Pinoy Big Brother Games 2021 open. [23]

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References

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  2. ↑ Giongco, Mark (August 3, 2021). "Nesthy Petecio takes home Olympic silver in boxing". Inquirer. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
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  4. ↑ Saberon-Abalayan, Marianne (July 16, 2021). "Petecio excited". Sunstar. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Canoy, Jeff (July 28, 2021). "WATCH: Petecio family celebrates Nesthy's winning moment". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "For Filipina fighter Nesthy Petecio, boxing is her way out of poverty". GMA News Online. July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Olivares, Rick (March 30, 2016). "Nesthy Petecio holds her head high despite Olympic Qualifying loss". Rappler. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ Leongson, Randolph (August 17, 2021). "How PH boxers juggled country, school duties at University of Baguio". Spin.ph. Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Grana, Rhia (July 29, 2021). "The painful loss that broke Nesthy Petecio, and how she found her way back punching". ANCX. ABS-CBN. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
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  11. ↑ Villar, Joey (October 14, 2019). "Petecio rules the world, too". Philippine Star. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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  13. ↑ Masoy, Niel Victor C. (July 26, 2021). "Petecio eyes quarterfinals as Paalam debuts". The Manila Times . Retrieved August 7, 2021.
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  19. ↑ "Boxer Nesthy Petecio bags silver for PH in women's featherweight". cnn. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  20. ↑ Spocchia, Gino (August 6, 2021). "Lesbian Filipino boxer dedicates silver medal to LGBT+ community" . The Independent . Archived from the original on June 18, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  21. ↑ Sadongdong, Martin. "PCG hails Olympians Nesthy Petecio, Elreen Ando; Gerald Anderson gets medal for heroism". Binondodate=August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ MMK “Medal” Recap: The life story of Filipina boxer Nesthy Petecio
  23. ↑ PBB Updates | Mensahe ni Olympic Silver Medalist Nesthy Petecio sa mga kalahok sa PBB Games 2021. Pinoy Big Brother. November 16, 2021. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021– via YouTube.
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