Eumir Marcial of the Philippines and Oleksandr Khyzhniak (red) of Ukraine embrace after their men's middleweight semifinal boxing match at the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo on Thursday. AFP PHOTO
DESPITE losing his semifinal duel with a Ukrainian foe at the Tokyo Olympics, middleweight boxer Eumir Marcial still drew praises from Philippine sports leaders.
And why not?