BAC NINH, Vietnam Eumir Felix Marcial tries to put more emphasis on his lofty billing when he shoots for his fourth consecutive boxing gold medal at the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Standing in the way of the Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist for the men’s middleweight title is Timor Leste’s Delio Anzaqeci…
Filipino boxers Eumir Felix Marcial and Rogen Ladon advanced to their respective gold medal rounds while James Palicte, Josie Gabuco, and Riza Pasuit fall 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 (File photo) BAC NINH, Vietnam - Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial rocked his opponent from Thailand while Rogen Ladon survived a tough battle as both Filipinos entered the finals of their respective divisions in the 31st Southeast Asian Games boxing competitions on Thursday at the Bac Ninh Stadium. Marcial, 26, gave 21-year-old Peerapat Yeasungnoen of Thailand a beating of a lifetime and scored a second-round RSC (referee stopped contest) win in their men's middleweight semifinals bout. The now professional boxer Marcial fights Timor Leste's Delio Anzaqeci Mouzinho in the gold medal bout on Sunday. Ladon, of Bago City in Negros Occidental, barely beat Thanarat Saengphet of Thailand through a split decision to move to the finals in the men's flyweight category. The three-time SEA Games champion Marcial delivered heavy combinations to the body and head of Yeasungnoen, urging the referee to stop the fight at the 1:54 mark of the second rou
BAC NINH City Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial and former world champion Josie Gabuco step into the ring seeking gold medal round berths in their respective weight divisions in the 31st Southeast Asian Games boxing competitions at the Bac Ninh Stadium. Marcial drew a bye in the seven-boxer middleweight…
BAC NINH City, Vietnam Tokyo Olympics women’s boxing silver medalist Nesthy Petecio stakes her mettle against Myanmar’s Kay Thwe in the 31st Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday at the Bac Ninh Stadium. A victory by Petecio will assure her of a bronze medal that could turn into gold and cement her…