Jerwin Ancajas on track for world title shot
MANILA, Philippines–Former world champion Jerwin Ancajas had a triumphant return in the US boxing scene. Ancajas remained on track for a world title shot after beating Uruguay’s Ruben Casero by majority decision in their eight-round super bantamweight bout at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California.
Jerwin Ancajas wins return bout in the US
Former super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas won his return fight to the United States following a majority decision nod over Ruben Casero this Sunday (PH time) at Thunder Studios in Long Beach, California. Ancajas, 33, showed flashes of his vintage form as he threw crisp jabs and his patented left straight on top. Casero was […]
Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak reaches the men’s middle final, Eumir Marcial from the Philippines gets bronze
The Ukrainian boxer won by 3:2 points against the Philippines’ Eumir Marcial and will now face Brazil’s Hebert Sousa in the gold medal match on 7 August Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak won the men’s middle semi-final bout against Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial and will go on straight to the finals on 7 August. It was a […]
Eumir Marcial: The man with Pacquiao’s blessing to win gold
The Tokyo 2020 middleweight bronze medallist went up in weight and has put his professional boxing career on pause in pursuit of Paris 2024 gold. He got off to a great start at the Asian games by easily advancing to the Round of 16 of the men’s 80 kg class. While the thousands of hours […]
Asian Games 2023: Eumir Marcial scores 2nd round knockout to secure men’s 80kg Paris 2024 boxing quota
First came the devastating right. Then came the tears. Eumir Marcial of the Philippines knocked out Syria’s Ahmad Ghousoon in the second round of the men’s 80kg semi-finals at the the Asian Games 2023 to secure a a Paris 2024 boxing quota on Wednesday (4 October). The Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist ended the fight with 1:49 left in the second round with a pulverizing right […]
Asian Games 2023: Eumir Marcial stunned by Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan in men’s 80kg boxing final
Eumir Marcial of the Philippines was denied what would have been his first Asian Games gold medal by the People’s Republic of China’s Tuohetaerbieke Tanglatihan in the men’s 80kg final on Thursday (5 September). Marcial – who secured a boxing quota at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games a night earlier by reaching the final – wound up on the losing end […]
