Eumir Marcial to fight before Paris Olympics

By The Manila Times

Nov 14, 2023 12:25 am

(UPDATE) RETIRED eight-division world boxing champion Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao has just personally congratulated Paris Olympic-bound fighter Eumir Felix Marcial for winning a silver medal in the recent Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in China.

Not only becoming the first Filipino boxer to qualify for the Paris Games after reaching the Asiad final — an Olympic continental qualifier, the 28-year-old boxer from Zamboanga City got boxing tips from Pacquiao during their meetup at the Forbes Park in Makati City last Friday.

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