HANGZHOU: Eumir Marcial shrugged off some anxious moments in the opening round to score a stirring knockout of Weerapong JongJoho and claim a seat in the semifinals of the 19th Asian Games boxing competitions late Sunday night.
The 27-year-old Olympian set up his Thai opponent with a perfect right hook that put JongJoho down in the canvas to hack out the impressive win before an animated crowd at the Hangzhou gymnasium.The end came with 14 seconds left in the second round.Marcial is now assured of the bronze medal in the men's 80 kg class, but has a shot of advancing in the gold medal round should he get past Ahmad Ghousoon of Syria in Wednesday's semifinals.
Kasi makikita nyo naman yung size ng kalaban ko sobrang laki,' said Marcial of his 6-foot-1 Thai opponent, who beat John Marvin for the light-heavyweight gold of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.But having been to a lot of wars, the Olympic bronze medalist didn't panic and kept his composure.'Pero tinitingnan ko yung oras. Sabi ko last one minute ibubuhos ko na ito. Ayun, lumabas yung resulta,' said Marcial as he lets out a holler.
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