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Mark Barriga advances to the Olympic final 16 of the Men’s Light Fly 49 kgs
Mark Barriga advances to the Olympic final 16 of the Men’s Light Fly 49 kgs
Mark Barriga, the Philippines' lone boxing Olympic bet, came out strong and defeated Italian Manuel Cappai Tuesday in the light flyweight category. His win keeps the country's medal hopes alive.
Mark Barriga, 19, used a strong first round to beat Cappai, 17-7, to advance to the final 16 of the Men’s Light Fly 49 kgs.
Barriga will face Kazakhstan’s Birzhan Zhakypov, who won a close bout against Jeremy Baccu of France with a nail-biting score of 18-17. His fight is set on August 3.
Philipppines continues to thirst for it's first elusive olympic gold medal as Pinay weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, skeet shooter Brian Rosario, and archer rachel Cabral have all been eliminated.
Source: GMA news
