AIBA C'ship: Silver kay Marcial

AIBA C'ship: Silver kay Marcial

AIBA C'ship: Silver kay Marcial

AIBA C'ship: Silver kay Marcial

Angat sa scorecards si Eumir Felix Marcial matapos ang unang round nang abutan siya nang isang umigkas na   left hook buhat sa  magaslaw na palitan ng punches sa kalagitnaan ng second round. Ang kanyang final opponent,  si Gleb Bakshi ng Russia, ay sinamantala na ang laban hanggang sa huli ng   AIBA World Boxing Championships sa Ekaterinburg  Sabado ng gabi.

Ang 23 year old Filipino pug ay agad na tumayo sa bilang na tatlo ngunit ismarteng naiwasan ng Russian ang desperadong resbak para isalba ang situwasyon. 

Makalipas ang  tatlong rounds, tatlong judges ang puminta  ng 29-28 para kay Bakshi habang ang dalawa ay umiskor ng 29-27, para ihatag sa hometown boy ang unanimous decision at gold medal sa middleweight (75 kg) division.

“Eumir showed a lot of determination and skill, and to be No. 2 in the world is a major achievement," bulalas ni ABAP president Ricky Vargas sa maikling pahayag.

"We'll support him and our other worthy boxers in getting more intensive training on the road to the SEA Games and the Olympic qualifiers next year. We will again request PSC for their usual assistance.”

Ang  elitikong head coach na si Ronald Chavez ang trumabaho sa korner ni Marcial kasama si foreign consultant Don Abnett at Australian Head Coach Kevin Smith, dating ABAP consultant na boluntaryong tumulong  nang si coach Roel Velasco ay karakang bumalik sa bansa dahil sa pagpanaw ng kanyang ina habang kasalukuyang idinaraos ang torneo.

"Marcial performed superbly but just got unlucky. But we need to get him to develop his own boxing brand which he cannot do at home because of lack of sparring partners in his weight division. We need to get him (and our other big guys) appropriate training partners”. ani Abnett.

Nasa final na negosasyon si ABAP secretary-general Ed Picson sa Great Britain Boxing Association para sa training camp sa England Institute of Sport (EIS) sa Sheffield, England sa susunod na buwan.

"The British team is excited to have our team with them in the camp. We're just sorting out Visa issues." ani Picson.

“Out of 78 countries that participated in the tournament, only 9 were represented in the Finals and Eumir put the Philippines in that list. We are proud of him,” aniya pa.

Ang iba pang miyembro ng team ay sina flyweight Carlo Paalam, featherweight Ian Clark Bautista, lightweight James Palicte at light heavyweight John Marvin Tupaz.

(Louis Pangilinan)