<p>Sena Irie became the first Japanese woman to win Olympic boxing gold on Tuesday, defeating Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines on unanimous points to take the featherweight title in Tokyo.</p>.<p>It was a disappointment for Petecio, who had been looking to earn the Philippines' first Olympic gold in the country's proud boxing history.</p>.<p>Judges' scorecards -- which are now displayed after each round to make Olympic boxing more transparent -- unanimously had the 20-year-old Irie ahead after round one.</p>.<p>Both boxers were letting their fists go in a lively and open contest at Kokugikan Arena, which is usually used for Japan's national sport, sumo.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1015667.html" target="_blank">Get live news updates from Tokyo 2020 on DH</a></strong></p>.<p>The 29-year-old Petecio, the 2019 world champion, had the better of the second round.</p>.<p>The third was also highly competitive, but it was Irie who got the nod from the judges, putting her hand over her mouth and crying.</p>.<p>The Philippines are still in contention for another gold, with Carlo Paalam facing another Japanese fighter, Ryomei Tanaka, in the men's flyweight semi-finals on Thursday.</p>.<p>Paalam, who is now guaranteed at least bronze, defeated Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in his quarter-final Tuesday.</p>
<p>Sena Irie became the first Japanese woman to win Olympic boxing gold on Tuesday, defeating Nesthy Petecio of the Philippines on unanimous points to take the featherweight title in Tokyo.</p>.<p>It was a disappointment for Petecio, who had been looking to earn the Philippines' first Olympic gold in the country's proud boxing history.</p>.<p>Judges' scorecards -- which are now displayed after each round to make Olympic boxing more transparent -- unanimously had the 20-year-old Irie ahead after round one.</p>.<p>Both boxers were letting their fists go in a lively and open contest at Kokugikan Arena, which is usually used for Japan's national sport, sumo.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1015667.html" target="_blank">Get live news updates from Tokyo 2020 on DH</a></strong></p>.<p>The 29-year-old Petecio, the 2019 world champion, had the better of the second round.</p>.<p>The third was also highly competitive, but it was Irie who got the nod from the judges, putting her hand over her mouth and crying.</p>.<p>The Philippines are still in contention for another gold, with Carlo Paalam facing another Japanese fighter, Ryomei Tanaka, in the men's flyweight semi-finals on Thursday.</p>.<p>Paalam, who is now guaranteed at least bronze, defeated Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in his quarter-final Tuesday.</p>