Nesthy Petecio fought gallantly in the women's featherweight Olympic boxing gold medal match but was outpointed by hometown favorite Sena Irie, 5-0, on Tuesday at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Petecio trailed on the scorecards early in the bout as the five judges gave the first round to Irie.

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