Marcial advances, Magno gets boot as PH boxers turn in contrasting results in Asian Games

Eumir Marcial and Mark Fajardo reach the next round, while Irish Magno and Aira Villegas suffer early exits in the Asian Games

MANILA, Philippines – The four Filipino boxers who opened Asian Games hostilities in Hangzhou, China on Sunday, September 24, turned in contrasting results as Eumir Marcial advanced, while Irish Magno suffered an early exit.

Fajardo stamped his class in the men’s 63.5kg class as he coasted to a first-round knockout of Bhutan’s Dorji Wangdi in their round of 32 bout. Trailing in the scorecards since the opening round, Magno failed to close the gap as Ukmatova pulled off a 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 victory.

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