HANGZHOU: Eumir Marcial guns for a seat in the finals and an outright berth in the Olympics when he climbs the ring Wednesday night in the semifinals of men's boxing in the 19th Asian Games.
Marcial, 27, faces Ahmad Ghousoon of Syria in one of two semifinal bouts at 80kg set at the Hangzhou gymnasium.A win by the Filipino pro boxer will have him advance in the gold medal round, but more importantly, secure a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.Boxing is one of six sports which serve as a qualifier to the Olympics.Marcial won a bronze in the Tokyo Games while fighting as a middleweight.
Ghousoon, who comes from a family of boxers and served as flagbearer of Syria during the Asiad opening ceremony, fights with an aggressive stance and doesn't know how to back down, a style which Philippine head coach Ronald Chavez finds to Marcial's liking.'Palusob,' was how Chavez describes the 27-year-old Syrian, a 5-0 winner against Taijikistan Shabbos Negmatulloev in the quarterfinals.
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