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TOKYO : Flyweight Carlo Paalam put himself in contention for the Philippines' first-ever Olympic boxing gold on Thursday, while Irish top seed Kellie Anne Harrington advanced into the lightweight gold medal match with Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira.Paalam ensured no more boxing medals for hosts Japan with a di

TOKYO : Flyweight Carlo Paalam put himself in contention for the Philippines' first-ever Olympic boxing gold on Thursday, while Irish top seed Kellie Anne Harrington advanced into the lightweight gold medal match with Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira.

A teary-eyed Paalam fell to his knees on the canvas when his victory was confirmed and let out an ecstatic scream."I won't answer that for now, I still have good work left to do," he said. A huge roar erupted from the British team in the spectator-less arena after Yafai's win was announced, a victory he said came down to his preparations.

Ireland's Harrington won a battle of wills with Thai Sudaporn Seesondee to progress to the final after a split decision.

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