Two Filipino athletes are assured of proper backing in their 2024 Paris Olympics stint. ArenaPlus, the 24/7 sports betting app, fully supports the campaign of gymnast Carlos Yulo and boxer Eumir Marcial in their bid for glory this July.
The 2023 Batang Pinoy (BP) and Philippine National Games (PNG) are set to kick off Sunday, December 17, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium with Hidilyn Diaz, Eumir Marcial and Caloy Yulo gracing the event.
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Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial fell short of handing the Philippines its third gold medal, losing to Tanglatihan Tuohetaerbieke of China, 5-0 in the men’s 80 kilograms division finals on Thursday, October 5, at the Hangzhou gymnasium in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
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The Filipino southpaw made it to the gold medal round of the men’s 80kg class after demolishing Ahmad Ghousoon of Syria and earned an outright berth in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Eumir Marcial guns for a seat in the finals and an outright berth in the Olympics when he climbs the ring Wednesday (Oct. 4) night in the semifinals of men’s boxing in the 2023 Asian Games.
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Carlo Paalam joined Eumir Marcial in the quarterfinals of the 19th Asian Games boxing competitions, beating Uulu Munarbek Seiitbek of Kyrgyzstan in a back-and-forth fight at the Hangzhou gymnasium on Saturday, Sept. 30.
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Eumir Marcial of the Philippines came through with a dominant showing in his light-heavyweight debut, but Irish Magno bowed out of contention after the two Olympians suffered contrasting fates at the start of the boxing competitions in the 19th Asian Games.
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Mark Ashley Fajardo made a smashing debut in the 19th Asian Games after scoring a first round knockout of Bhutan’s Dorji Wangdi at the start of boxing competitions Sunday.
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GLORY is addictive and with the Tokyo delight of Pinoy Olympians, I’m sure it will not hurt if we will make appreciation a regular habit. Hidilyn, the heroine of Zamboanga, is now made for life, while Nesthy, Eumir and scavenger-turned multi-millionaire Carlo are now part of our vocabulary.