Filipino boxers Marjon Pianar and Riza Pasuit bowed out of their respective competitions in the Hangzhou Asian Games after their losses in the round of 16 on Thursday.
Pianar was defeated by Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev on Thursday night via unanimous decision.
All five judges scored in favor of Muydinkhujaev as Pianar ended his first and last bout in the 2022 Asian Games.The Thai won via a walkover. On Friday, Filipino Olympic silver medalist Nesthy Petecio will be starting her women’s 54-57 kilogram gold medal journey against Taipei’s Yu Ting Lin.John Marvin will battle Korea’s Jaemin Jeong after Marcial’s bout.
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