Irish Magno of Philippines on Sunday morning defeated Christine Ongare of Kenya via unanimous decision in the Round of 32 of the women's flyweight division at the Kokugikan Arena.
The Filipino boxer scored a unanimous decision win against Ongare, with four of the five judges scoring 30-27 in favour of the Filipino pug. One judge gave a 30-26 score for Magno.
Magno made a strong impression early in the first round as she landed powerful punches that forced Ongare, who was making her debut at the Olympics, to adjust her headgear on one occasion.
Ongare was more aggressive in the second round, tagging Magno with a right hook and an uppercut, but the 29-year-old boxer displayed great footwork and counterpunching to neutralize Ongare's aggression and win the bout.
Magno is the second Philippine-bred boxer to move on to the next round of the competition following Nesthy Petecio's unanimous decision win over Congo's Sakobi Matshu Marcelat a day before.
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The loss leaves two Kenyan boxers yet to take the ring in the chase for top honours.
They are Africa Zone Three super heavyweight gold medalist Elly Ajowi, and national flyweight champion Elizabeth Akinyi.
The two are also making their first debut in the global games.
On Saturday, 2015 Africa Boxing Championships lightweight (60kg) -gold medalist Nick Okoth was the first Kenyan boxer to bow out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after losing his featherweight bout(57kg) to Erdenebat Tsendbaatar of Mongolia in Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Japan.