Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam fell short against Galal Yafai of Great Britain to settle for silver in the men’s flyweight final round of the Tokyo Olympics Saturday at the Kokugikan Arena.

Paalam finished the first round strong, scoring 9-10 from all five judges, despite getting a knockdown early and a standing eight-second count by the referee.

He connected more punches in the second round but four of five judges were still in favor of the British boxer, 10-9.

The 23-year-old fighter lost via split decision, 1-4.

The road to the Olympic finals was not easy for Paalam, overcoming Ireland’s Brendan Irvine in his first bout via a 4-1 split decision to advance to the round of 16.

He then trounced the three-time Olympian Mohamed Flissi of Algeria through a unanimous decision, 5-0.

He then assured himself of a medal after rallying a huge upset victory in the quarterfinals when he toppled Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan, the reigning Olympic and World champion.

Then defeating hometown bet Ryomei Tanaka of Japan in the semifinals via a unanimous decision.

Paalam previously won silver at the 2016 world youth championship in St. Petersburg, Russia and gold at the 2017 President’s Cup in Astana, Kazakhstan, the 1st Thailand International Boxing Tournament, and the 10th AIBA International Boxing Tournament in 2018.

He also captured the gold medal at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by outclassing Indonesia’s Kornelis Langu in the men’s light flyweight final.