Eumir Marcial Wins in Pro Boxing Debut

Tokyo Olympics-bound Filipino boxer Eumir Felix Marcial had a triumphant professional boxing debut on Wednesday night (Thursday in the Philippines) at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.

It was a smashing debut for the 25-year-old Marcial as he pounded American Andrew Whitfield for a unanimous decision win in their middleweight division match.

Marcial, one of the two Filipino boxers competing in the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was a 40-36, 40-36, 40-36 winner in all judges following his annihilation of Whitfield.

Marcial dedicated his triumph to his MP Promotions boss Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, who was celebrating his 42nd birthday on Thursday.

“Dagdag motivation sa akin to win kasi sakto pa na birthday ni senator Manny dyan sa Pilipinas habang lumalaban ako dito. Ito na muna siguro ang magandang regalo ko kay senator habang nandito ako sa US,” said Marcial who travelled to the US last October to train under Freddie Roach.

“Lahat ng ito, preparation para sa Olympics. Kahit na professional na itong laban ko, lahat ng kasama ko ngayon, si coach Freddie, coach Marvin (Somodio), coach Justin (Fortune), Sir (MPP President) Sean (Gibbons), ang nasa isip namin lahat Olympics,” he added.

With the win, Marcial now has 1-0-0 win-loss-draw ring record, while Whitfield saw his slate dropped to 3-2-0, including two stoppage wins.

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