Nesthy Petecio, the first Filipina boxer to win an Olympic medal, hoped that other schools will also offer boxing.

“Sana po, i-open din po nila ‘yung mga ibang university at school po, mag-open din po, sana po, sana po,” she said.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist boxer Eumir Marcial said that there are plenty of students who want to do boxing and at the same time study.

“Marami po kasing mga boksingero na magagaling, pero gusto din nila mag-aral. So nagdi-divide ‘yung decision nila, kung ito ba ay i-pursue ba namin ‘tong pag-aaral namin, or itong pagba-boxing,” he said during the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum.

Marcial further said that students will enter the sports boxing if it will be included in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

“Kung sa mga school natin, sa mga university natin, na may boxing, may tournament, tulad ng NCAA, so masasabay nila ‘yung kurso nila. At the same time, mapapakita din nila kung may talent sila sa boxing,” he said.