Filipina boxer Aira Villegas settles for a bronze medal finish in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
Villegas fell short of reaching the gold-medal match in the women's boxing 57 kilograms division after she lost to Buse Naz Cakiroglu of Turkey in the semifinals on Tuesday, August 6 (Paris Time), via unanimous decision, 30-27, 30-26, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26.
In the opening round, Villegas earned a standing eight-point count, which swayed the score cards in favor of Cakiroglu
The Filipina boxer secured a podium-finish by besting Wassila Lkhadiri of France in the quarterfinals via split decision, 29-28, 29-28, 27-30, 28-29, 29-28, last Saturday, August 3.
As of writing, the Philippines has won two gold medals, and one bronze medal in the Paris Games.
World Champion Gymnast Carlos Yulo kicked-off the medal haul of the country after he snagged back-to-back gold medals in the men's vault, and floor exercise events
