Eumir Marcial (AIBA Photo) Tokyo Olympics-bound boxer Eumir Marcial suffered a stunning setback to Uzbekistan’s Jafarov Saidjamshid in their middleweight class (75kg) semifinal bout in the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Friday night, May 28, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The top...
The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) has succeeded in its efforts to bring Olympic middleweight qualifier Eumir Felix Marcial to the United States Olympic Boxing Training Center in Colorado Springs for the last stage of his preparations for Tokyo. Marcial was supposed to...
Mark Lester Durens, right, in his quarterfinal bout against Mansour Khalefah of Kuwait in the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Dubai. (AIBA Photo) Josie Gabuco failed in her bid to advance in the gold medal match after she sustained a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Uzbekistan’s Gulasal...
8637 Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial booked a spot in the semifinal round and has assured himself of a bronze medal in the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Wednesday night, May 26 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Tokyo Olympics-bound Marcial moved to the semifinal round after his...
Jere Samuel Dela Cruz of the Philippines, right, connects a jab against Sri Lanka’s Jeewantha Wimukthi Kumara in their lightweight bout in the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Tuesday night, May 25 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AIBA Images) Filipino boxers Mark Lester Durens and...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (Photo from PBA) The PBA Board of Governors will meet Thursday, May 27, to discuss what course of action it will take following the resumption of full practices and scrimmages outside of Metro Manila last week. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and governors from all...
The national boxing team, led by Tokyo Olympics-bound fighter Eumir Marcial, third from left, prior to the start of the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo from Eumir Felix DS Marcial's Facebook's account) Filipino boxers John Paul Panuayan and Jere...
Eumir Marcial Tokyo Olympics-bound boxer Eumir Marcial has earned a bye as he moved to the quarterfinal at the start of the ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships Monday night, May 24 in Dubai. The 25-year-old Marcial, the top seed among the 12 participants in the 75-kilogram middleweight...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (Photo from PBA) The PBA 3x3 will have to wait for the 46th season to begin before the new halfcourt competition can push through with its inaugural tournament. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said limitations brought out by the government-imposed community...
Photo from Eumir Marcial's Facebook account Thirdy Ravena fulfilled his promise to help Eumir Marcial by sending the Olympic-bound boxer a pair of shoes and supplements. Marcial expressed gratitude towards Ravena after receiving a pair of Nike training shoes, two large bottles of whey and eight...
Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Butch Ramirez, left, and Philippine Olympic Committee President Bambol Tolentino (MB Photo / PNA Photo) The national government has granted the request for national team athletes to get their vaccines for COVID-19 as the Inter-Agency Task Force elevated the...
7100 The preparation of Tokyo Olympics-bound boxer Eumir Marcial continues as the national team leaves for Dubai this Friday, May 21, for the 2021 ASBC Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships. Marcial trained for a month in his hometown in Zamboanga City following his arrival from Los Angels in...
