Eumir Felix Mercial boxed with a nasty cut near the corner of his right eye but despite blood flowing down his cheek, he remained a warrior atop the ring and beat American Steve Pichardo via unanimous decision. Know more:
EUMIR FELIX MERCIAL boxed with a nasty cut near the corner of his right eye but despite blood flowing down his cheek, he remained a warrior atop the ring and beat American Steve Pichardo via unanimous decision for his third straight victory as a pro Sunday in Carson City, California.
The Marcial-Pichardo duel was on the same fight card as the Jerwin “Pretty Boy” Ancajas-Fernando Daniel Martinez duel, but Ancajas bowed to the Argentinian anew to lose his bid to regain the International Boxing Federation super flyweight belt he lost to the same opponent earlier this year. Marcial said he was thankful to Philippine Olympic Committee President Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino who called him after the fight.
Marcial was the dominant fighter in the fifth round as he battered the 6-foot-1 American from Gardena, California, with uppercuts and and combinations. Ancajas came out scorching in the first, second and fifth rounds but couldn’t sustain his attack and absorbed another unanimous decision loss to Martinez.
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