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Fighting in heavier weight categories, Eumir Marcial and Hergie Bacyadan start their grind in boxing competition at the Paris Games PARIS —Boxers Carlo Paalam and Hergie Bacyadan begin their Olympic journeys on Wednesday as they face tough challenges in the Round of 16 at the North Paris Arena.
The 26-year-old Paalam went through lots of adjustments after going up from flyweight to featherweight, but managed to survive all of them. At 5-foot-10, the Chinese enjoys tremendous advantage over the 5-foot-6 Bacyadan, both physically and mentally.
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