In time for the coming Christmas, a
new star was born.
A new conqueror has made his debut in
the professional world — meet Eumir Felix Marcial.
He is a new breed of Filipino boxer.
He is rare, a gem that will soon become expensive after being moulded by time.
Bright future is set for the Pinoy
Olympian who will take part for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after his
convincing debut as a professional boxer under the supervision of Manny
Pacquiao and the Manny Pacquiao Promotions.
Second, Marcial is rare because he is
competing in the middleweight division. Most of our boxers are in the lower
weight classes.
This is an opportunity to showcase
that Filipino can fight at a high level in the higher division.
In the middleweight, you have lots of
great boxers that became part of the what-if opponents for Pacquiao. Guys like
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez – the current pound-for-pound king and Gennady “Triple G”
Golovkin.
It’s too early to compare Marcial to those top guys, hence, let us watch his debut highlights and in-depth.
The 25-year old Marcial fought the
29-year old Andrew Whitfield. It was scheduled for four-rounds and Marcial took
home the victory with a unanimous decision.
Marcial displayed an aggressive start
where he connected 11 clean punches.
He likes to do body punches as well.
Alvarez is known for heavy body shots too.
Although he did not knock out his
opponent, it can be clearly seen that he has that power punches.
What I noticed as well is that he has
the speed as a middleweight. He can
swiftly move from left to right and dodge.
Not to mention that he is being
trained by legendary trainer Freddie Roach.
Eumir Marcial definitely has the
potential and it’s a matter of time before they can maximize it for good.
What are your observations on his
fight? Comment it below!