Eumir Marcial has decided to focus on professional boxing after his failed medal bid in the recent Paris Olympics. Eumir Marcial (AP) Though the 28-year-old Marcial will now pursue his career in the pro ranks, the two-time Olympian is not entirely shutting down the idea of a third try in the Los...
Eumir Marcial will now focus on his bid to qualify again for the Olympics after his fifth professional fight was cancelled. Eumir Marcial, left, seeks for a second Olympic stint as he now focuses on competing in the Asian Games, which serves as one of the Olympic qualifiers for the Paris Games next...
Eumir Felix Marcial wins third pro bout, outclasses Steven Pichardo Fernando Martinez just proved that his first win against Jerwin Ancajas wasn't a fluke at all. Jerwin Ancajas (left) of the Philippines and Fernando Martinez of Argentina trade punches during their 12-round International Boxing...
Filipino boxers Jerwin Ancajas and Eumir Felix Marcial made their weights ahead of their respective matches on Saturday night, Oct. 8, (Sunday in Manila) at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Jerwin Ancajas and IBF junior bantamweight titlist Fernando Martinez (left) make their...
National boxers Rogen Ladon, Eumir Felix Marcial, Irish Magno and Ian Clark Bautista gun for the gold on Sunday, May 22, in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Eumir Felix Marcial in red (MB File Photo) Ladon, Marcial and Magno—all Olympic veterans—and Bautista remain in the hunt...
Filipino boxers Eumir Felix Marcial and Rogen Ladon advanced to their respective gold medal rounds while James Palicte, Josie Gabuco, and Riza Pasuit fell in the semifinal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam Thursday night, May 19. Eumir Marcial (AFP File Photo) The national pugs...
Eumir Felix Marcial was on the verge of losing but survived three knockdowns to come back and score a technical knockout win against American foe Isiah Hart in the fourth and final round of their middleweight bout at Virgin Hotels' The Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday night, April 9 (Sunday in...
Eumir Felix Marcial returns to the ring for his second professional bout against American Isiah Hart in a four-round middleweight bout on Sunday (Saturday in Las Vegas). Eumir Marcial and Isiah Hart (Photo from Eumir Marcial's Facebook page) Marking his Las Vegas debut at the Virgins Hotel in...
Eumir Felix Marcial is set to make a comeback in the ring against American foe Isiah Hart, marking his second appearance in the professional scene after a successful debut last December 2020. Eumir Felix Marcial (left) and American Andrew Whitfield strike for a pose after slugging it out in their...
Filipino boxer Eumir Felix Marcial has thrown his support to fellow Olympian EJ Obiena amid the elite pole vaulter's ongoing rift with the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA). Tokyo Olympians Eumir Marcial and EJ Obiena (AFP) In a Facebook post Wednesday, Jan. 5, Marcial said...
The future for the Philippine boxing scene remains bright despite the retirement of legendary fighter Manny Pacquiao , who at 42 years old had a swan song to remember against former Olympian Yordenis Ugas last Aug. 21. Nonito Donaire, Manny Pacquiao, Mark Magsayo (AFP and PBC) Though a defeat...
Decades of frustration, threat of COVID couldn't stop the athletes from winning Olympic medalists, from left, Carlo Paalam, Hidilyn Diaz, Nesthy Petecio, and Eumir Felix Marcial (Photo from Hidilyn Diaz's Facebook page) In the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, four national athletes shed a...
