![Marcial eyes gold against tough Indonesian contender while teammates face strong Thai opponents. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/096A6002-400x200.jpg)
Four Filipino boxers—Eumir Marcial, Flint Jara, Jay Brian Baricuatro, and Aira Villegas—prepare for gold medal matches at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games while carrying the memory of their fallen teammates.
![Riza Pasuit bows out after her 60kg semifinal bout in Bangkok. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/599470943_1182907404005495_1909704473878428721_n-400x200.jpg)
Ofelia Magno and Riza Pasuit fell in the semifinals at the 33rd SEA Games, leaving the Philippine boxing team with five bronze medals and only Aira Villegas still in contention for gold.
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.
![Eumir Marcial of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eumir-Marcial-Silver03_psc-poc-400x200.jpg)
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.
![Eumir Marcial of the Philippines goes for Asiad gold on Thursday, Oct. 5. [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eumir-Marcial-19th-Asian-Games02_psc-poc-media-pool-400x200.jpg)
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.
![Eumir Marcial of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Eumir-Marcial04_psc-poc1-400x200.jpg)
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.
![Carlo Paalam of the Philippines [PSC-POC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/382878994_259962403686584_7386627980436768412_n-e1696126402739-400x200.jpg)
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.
![Eumir Marchial (in red) raises his arms after winning at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. [PSC-POC photo release]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/381524171_696560528570501_5109091184831503573_n-400x200.jpg)
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.
![Mark Ashley Fajardo of the Philippines [photo from Mark Ashley Fajardo Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/304111672_587363369760831_9081208300294585613_n-e1695564962974-400x200.jpg)
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.