This is part of a series of profiles on a new generation of leaders, thinkers, creators, innovators, and trailblazers across many fields in the country. The list is drawn under the theme “What’s Now, What’s New, What’s Next” in celebration of Manila Bulletin’s 121st anniversary as an...
In this file photo, Philippines' Eumir Felix Marcial (left) defeats Malaysia's Che Azmi Mohd Aswan in boxing's middleweight semifinals at PICC Forum in Pasay last December. (MB File Photo) After a month-long rest, Eumir Marcial will resume with his training program this week under Hall of Fame...
In this file photo, Philippines' Eumir Felix Marcial (left) defeats Malaysia's Che Azmi Mohd Aswan in boxing's middleweight semifinals at PICC Forum in Pasay last December. (MB File Photo) Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez said the foreign training of elite national athletes is a...
Olympic-bound athletes boxer Eumir Felix Marcial, pole vaulter EJ Obiena, gymnast Carlos Yulo, boxer Irish Magno (Handout Photos) Is it better to scrap the Tokyo Olympics for good? If Philippine Sports Commission chairman Butch Ramirez has the final say, he would rather choose to call off the Tokyo...
The sporting world is just one of the victims that had to be put on hold for the sake of safety against the coronavirus pandemic. The efforts of doctors, scientists, frontliners and global leaders served as glimmer of hope. Eventually, people were able to adapt to the "new normal" despite the...
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...
The highly anticipated professional debut of Eumir Marcial will likely happen this month, but MP (Manny Pacquiao) Promotions president Sean Gibbons is more excited to see the Filipino boxer fight for the country’s first gold medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Marcial, the 30-year-old native of...
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...
Olympian Eumir Felix Marcial admits he lost a lot of his confidence the entire time he was idle while dealing with COVID-19 restrictions in the Philippines. This Marcial realized soon after he had his first sparring session at the famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. The 25-year-old...
Tragedy struck the family of national boxing team mainstay Eumir Felix Marcial just days into his Olympic preparations in Los Angeles, California. Eliver Marcial, the eldest of the Marcial siblings, died after collapsing early morning of Saturday. He was 39. Eliver, who got stranded in Eumir’s...
Top Olympic bet Eumir Felix Marcial has started his training at the famed Wild Card Gym Thursday afternoon in Hollywood, California. Marcial was welcomed by Hall-of-Fame trainer Freddie Roach who agreed to take the 24-year-old Zamboanga-native boxer under his wings while the Filipino boxer prepares...
