About 15 minutes after Nesthy Petecio clinched the Philippines' first-ever medal in Olympic women's boxing, Irma Testa laughed with joy when she achieved the same history for Italy. When Sena Irie also clinched Japan's landmark first women's boxing medal a few hours later, she didn't contain her tearful glee at her accomplishment during an Olympic tournament thick with women's boxing history at the Kokugikan Arena. "But this tournament is a very big moment for women's boxing in Japan and in the world. Women's boxing has grown rapidly over the past decade, both at the amateur and professional levels. What the future holds for Olympic women's boxing is just as unclear as the fate of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), which championed the advances in women's boxing before being suspended for the Tokyo Games over years of financial and ethical problems.

Source: Fox News July 29, 2021 17:26 UTC