OLYMPIC-BOUND - Olympic-bound boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, center, strikes a pose with veteran trainer Freddie Roach, left, and 1992 Olympian Pepe Reilly of America at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles, California. (Photo from Eumir Felix Marcial's Instagram account) Tokyo-bound Filipino...
Moving forward By Ramon Rafael Bonilla The coronavirus spares no one, and the contagion that has kept us wondering and wishing for the end of this dark road has only gotten potent, no thanks to a new variant that is as savage but more infectious. As the world thirsts for the dose of invincibility,...
Shunning fanfare for charity, the Philippine Sports Commission, on January 24, 2020 —30 years after the Eighth Congress created and established Republic Act No. 6847 known as the PSC Act — celebrated three decades of existence by donating its anniversary budget to victims of the Taal Volcano...
Photo from Fitstart Gym Tokyo Olympics bound boxer Irish Magno said there is nothing she can do except to continue training amid growing concerns over the possible cancellation of the Games due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Bilang atleta tuloy lang talaga sa training, hindi ko masyado iniisip...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Filipino athletes who have earned slots in the Tokyo Olympics this year are delighted by the government’s effort to have them vaccinated against COVID-19. While there...
After a successful pro debut in the US last week, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial reiterated that he is fully committed to the national team which is preparing for the Tokyo Olympics next year. Marcial said he had talks with Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) president Ricky...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) expressed elation over the win by national boxer-turned-professional Eumir Felix Marcial in his pro debut Wednesday evening (Thurday, Manila time) against Andrew Whitfield in Los Angeles. ABAP Secretary General Ed Picson said “ we’re...
Photo from MP Promotions Filipino boxing Olympian Eumir Felix Marcial scored a hard-earned victory in his professional debut on US soil. The 25-year-old Marcial had to take a good number of crisp punches but was still able to outwork American Andrew Whitfield en-route to a four-round unanimous...
Olympian Eumir Felix Marcial admits he is feeling some pressure a day before he makes his highly-anticipated ring return. But the thought of winning his upcoming fight as a birthday gift to his promoter Manny Pacquiao is helping Marcial loosen up a bit. The Zamboanga-native Marcial will face...
Two months since he began training with Freddie Roach, Tokyo Olympics-bound Eumir Marcial is finally making his pro debut. The Zamboanga City pride is set to face American boxer Andrew Whitfield (3-1, 2 KOs) in a four-round middleweight bout on Dec. 16 (Dec. 17, Manila time) under the event...
OLYMPIC-bound Eumir Marcial and Manny Pacquiao (MP) Promotions President Sean Gibbons grace the webcast edition of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum straight from Los Angeles. Marcial and Gibbons are expected to talk about the preparations being made by the 25-year-old Filipino...
Rey Nambatac bailed out Rain or Shine with a late triple and held off defending champion San Miguel Beer 87-83 Tuesday in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Nambatac recovered a looseball after Javee Mocon’s pass was deflected from a tight SMB...
