Nesthy Alcayde Petecio
Nesthy Alcayde Petecio

Nesthy Alcayde Petecio is a Filipino boxer. She was born in Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines to Teodoro Petecio and Prescilla Petecio.

Petecio is 5'2" tall and fights in the bantamweight and featherweight divisions. Here are 13 more things about her:

  1. In 1999, she started training in boxing.
  2. In 2003, she defeated a male opponent, who was bigger than her, in a boxing match at the Araw ng Davao in Rizal Park, Davao City, Philippines.
  3. In 2007, she won gold in boxing at the Smart National Youth and Women's Open Boxing Championships in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.
  4. She won silver in boxing at the 2011 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
  5. She won bronze in boxing in the 2012 Asian Championships.
  6. She won silver in boxing at the 2013 SEA Games.
  7. She won silver in boxing at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Championships.
  8. She won gold in boxing at the 2015 Indonesia President's Cup.
  9.  She won gold in boxing at the 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Championship, the 2019 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and the 2019 SEA Games.
  10. She was 29 years old when she represented the Philippines at the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took place in Tokyo, Japan from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021. On August 3, 2021, she won silver in boxing in the women's featherweight division.
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