Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial throughout the 2023 Asian Video games ship off ceremony. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines continues to be a rustic to look out for within the boxing occasions of the 2022 Asian Video games.
Main the Filipino boxers’ cost within the continental meet is Eumir Marcial, who’s eyeing greater than only a media but in addition a ticket for the Paris Olympics subsequent yr.
“This Asian Video games can be an Olympic qualifier for us. Now, I’m not simply pondering ‘that is the Asian Video games,’ I’m pondering that we have to attain the Finals so we are able to qualify for Paris,” stated Marcial throughout the sendoff ceremonies on Monday.
“My objective isn’t just to win a medal or get the gold however to additionally qualify for the Olympics as a result of our major goal is to get gold within the Olympics.”
Nonetheless, Marcial must exit of his consolation zone within the video games in Hangzhou, China.
Competing primarily within the middleweight division, the Zamboanga-born fighter goes as much as mild heavyweight for the reason that Olympics took out the qualifiers for the middleweight class.
“My weight class was middleweight once I fought within the Olympics. Now, I’m shifting as much as mild heavyweight as a result of the opposite division was taken out within the Olympic qualifiers so I don’t have my [usual] weight class.”
“It was both 71kg or 80kg and I’m at 75. If I’m going right down to 71, the distinction could be too large and I wouldn’t understand how I’d carry out.”
Not like fellow Filipino boxer Nesthy Petecio, Marcial was unable to take part within the thirty second Southeast Asian Video games resulting from a hand damage.
Professionally although, the Tokyo Olympian just isn’t falling wanting exceptional with a 4-0 report.
His final match was towards Ricardo Villalba in February this yr, dropping his Argentinian foe by way of technical knockout within the second spherical at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
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