After a spectacular run that ended in the semis of the men’s middleweight division, Filipino Eumir Marcial added a bronze medal to his country’s tally at the Olympics.
On Thursday, August 5 at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo, Eumir Marcial lost a hard-fought bout to Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine and had to settle for bronze in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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E. Marcial Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
The European champion advanced to the finals of the men’s middleweight division with a 29-28, 30-27, 28-29, 29-28, 28-29 split decision victory.
After gold for weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and silver for boxer Nesthy Petecio, the Philippines increased their medal tally with a bronze from Marcial.
With his victory over Marcial, Khyzhniak increased his record to 62 victories without a single loss in nearly five years.
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Carlo Paalam, the lone remaining Filipino boxer, reached the final of the men’s flyweight division.
On Saturday, August 7 at 1:45 PM, Philippine time, Khyzhniak will compete in the final of the men’s middleweight division.
In the opening minute, the Ukrainian came out swinging, but Marcial was patient and waited for his chance to strike.
The judges scored the first round 3-2 in favour of the Filipino fighter Marcial despite a flurry of exchanges of punches and a deep cut sustained by Marcial.
In the second round, both boxers continued to throw several punches, with Marcial focusing on the body and cutting Khyzhniak on the nose.
Even though three of the judges once again sided with the Filipino, a full-on brawl ensued. Despite his obvious exhaustion, Marcial kept attacking the Ukrainian’s midriff, but this time the judges sided with Khyzhniak.
A bronze medal in the Olympics was a likely thing for Marcial after he won both of his bouts via stoppage.
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The 25-year-old Filipino boxer Arman Darchiyan defeated Younes Nemouchi of Algeria in their first round and then Arman Darchiyan of Armenia in their quarterfinal bout after receiving a bye to the round of 16.
