Carlo Paalam stunned 2016 Olympic champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan via majority decision to enter the semifinals and secure the Philippines its first-ever 4-medal finish in the Olympics on Tuesday in the men's flyweight quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics at the Kokugikan Arena.

Four judges scored 20-18 in favor of Paalam, while the other judge scored a 19-19 tie for the boxers when the bout was stopped with 1:44 left in the second round due to cuts on both fighters caused by bumping of heads.

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