Nationality Filipino Weight 51 kg Height 1.65 m | Role Boxer Name Nesthy Petecio | |
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Born April 11, 1992 (age 31)
Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines ( 1992-04-11 ) | ||
Nesthy Petecio suffers controversial loss to China's Yin Jun Hua
Nesthy Petecio (born April 11, 1992) is a Filipina boxer. As of January 1, 2015, she is number 2 at the Women's 57 kg. category at the Amateur International Boxing Association's ranking.
Contents
- Nesthy Petecio suffers controversial loss to Chinas Yin Jun Hua
- Early Life and education
- Amateur career
- References
Early Life and education
Nesthy Petecio was born to Teodoro and Prescilla Petecio. Her father Teodoro was a farmer while her mother Prescilla is a housewife.
Petecio first took up boxing at age 7. She was taught by her father at their home in Tuban. Her family moved in Davao City when her father got a job at Illuminada Farms in Davao City. She took up the sport so that she can help her family.
She attended Rizal Technological University for her higher education.
Amateur career
In Davao City, She was recruited to be part of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines-Calinan boxing team which was set to participate in the 2007 Smart National Youth and Women's Open Boxing Championships in Cagayan de Oro. Petecio won the gold at the women's 50 kg. category and gained a slot in the national women's boxing team at age 15.
She competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.