Incheon Asian Games silver medalist Nesthy Petecio and Baguio City standout Aira Villegas will be battling separate foes today in the 2017 Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Women’s Boxing Championships being held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Petecio, a silver medalist in the 2014 World Championship in South Korea, faces a daunting task in the first round of the featherweight class (57 kg.), as she takes on Rio Olympics silver medalist Yin Jun Hua of China.

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