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Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial has set sights on the 2024 Paris Games to pursue his longtime dream of capturing the gold medal for the Philippines.

Four Philippine boxers came to the XXXII Olympiad three weeks ago looking to make some ripples. Instead, two went on to churn up big, silvery waves, with a third probably joining them in the frolicking if not for some unfathomable quirk in the scoring system.

Carlo Paalam once made a vow to his father and siblings that he will find a way to lift them out of poverty.

The three Olympic boxing medalists are set to get their respective house and lot in Tagaytay as pledged by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC).

Paalam took the silver medal in the 48-52kg final Saturday against British Galal Yafai, who won the gold 4-1 behind a first round show of force that saw the Filipino flyweight taking a standing count with 1:48 left.

Flyweight boxer Carlo Paalam is set to haul millions in cash incentives after bagging the silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Saturday, Aug. 7.

Philippine boxer Carlo Paalam lost his Olympic boxing final on Saturday but said he still treasured his silver medal -- because the recycled metal reminded him how far he has come since his days as a scavenger.

Carlo Paalam became the second Filipino boxer to earn a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after yielding to Great Britain’s Galal Yafai in their men’s flyweight finals at the Kokugikan Arena Saturday, Aug. 7.

As the nation holds its breath, first this question: Who is Great Britain’s Galal Yafai, the man standing between the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam and the flyweight gold medal in the XXXII Olympiad Saturday at the Kokugikan Arena?

Manny Pacquiao is expected to execute the perfect game plan to counter fellow southpaw Errol Spence Jr. when they clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug. 21.

Flyweight Carlo Paalam combined guile and blinding speed to stay in the hunt for the Philippines’ second gold medal in the XXXII Olympiad Thursday even as middleweight Eumir Felix Marcial saw a critical second round edge vanish against a tireless wrecking machine from Ukraine that mirrored Ivan Drago, losing by split decision 3-2.

Eumir Felix Marcial is set to receive P7 million from the government and private sector following his bronze medal showing in the Tokyo Olympics.

Carlo Paalam knew that the semifinal match against Ryomei Tanaka of Japan was already a do-or-die moment for him.

No less than Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao cheered on Olympians Carlo Paalam and Eumir Felix Marcial as the two national sluggers competed earlier Thursday, Aug. 5.

It was a promise fulfilled for Nesthy Petecio to her late best friend, Alexcel Dargantes, upon clinching the boxing silver medal in the Tokyo Olympics.

It was a heartbreaking defeat for Marcial, who earned a bye in the Round of 32 and had two easy bouts to reach the medal round.

Filipino flyweight boxer Carlo Paalam is just a win away from the gold medal after dominating Japanese pug Ryomei Tanaka in their semifinals bout in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Kokugikan Arena Thursday, Aug. 5

Boxing and golf, the two remaining disciplines for the country in the XXXII Olympiad, track their respective destinies Thursday as the Games wind down four days before the curtains fall.