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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial showed he wanted it just a little more than Spain’s Youba Ndiaye Sissokho in their exciting brawl, winning a split-decision to enter the quarterfinals of the 2015 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Doha, Qatar on Friday, October 9.
The 19-year-old from Zamboanga City, Philippines landed enough left hand crosses through Sissokho’s guard down the stretch to win by scores 29-28 on two cards, overruling the third official, who judged it 29-28 for the recent European bronze medalist.
Marcial, a 6-foot-1 banger who won gold at the 2015 Southeast Asia Games and the 2011 World Junior Boxing Championships, is one of only two Filipino representatives at the 2015 World Championships.
Junior flyweight Rogen Ladon earned a spot in the quarters on Thursday by outclassing the top seed in the tournament, Joselito Velazquez of Mexico.
Ladon will fight Poland’s Dawid Jagodzinski in the quarterfinals on Saturday, October 10. Marcial will be back in action tomorrow, in the round of 8 when he faces the tournament’s top seed, Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan in the evening session.
Yeleussinov, a 24-year-old who made it to the third round at the 2012 Olympics, is rated no. 1 in the world while Marcial is rated no. 24. Yeleussinov won the 2013 AIBA World Championships gold and was named AIBA Elite Male Boxer of the Year in 2013 and 2014.
The top two fighters at junior flyweight will earn berths in the 2016 Rio Olympics while the top 3 welterweights will earn spots at the Olympics. – Rappler.com
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