No medal repeat as Eumir Marcial drops opening bout in Paris Olympics

In a stunning turn of events, Eumir Marcial bows to Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev as one of the Philippines' top medal bets loses his opening fight

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Marcial, 28, held the advantage in experience over the 20-year-old Uzbek, but the 5-foot-11 Filipino found the taller Khabibullaev a tough nut to crack.

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