Aira shared her journey from being a peanut vendor, a parking attendant, and a car wash helper to achieving a breakthrough in boxing. She expressed deep gratitude for her success and hopes to inspire and support youth in pursuing their dreams in sports, just as she has.
Villegas, 29, shared her arduous training to the Olympics and her experiences during the competition at a forum with the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA). She was accompanied by her coach, also an Olympian Rolando Galido, and Marcus Jarwin Manalo, secretary-general of the Association of Boxing Alliances of the Philippines (ABAP).