MANILA – Filipino boxer Eumir Felix Marcial pulled off a dominant fourth round stoppage victory against Thai fighter Thoedsak Sinam on Saturday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.
The 2024 Paris Olympics-bound fighter punctuated his flurry of punches midway through the fourth round with a devastating left uppercut to Sinam’s chin, sending the latter to the canvas.
As Sinam was unable to beat the eight-count, the referee halted the contest at the 1:33 mark of round four to maintain the undefeated professional boxing record of the Zamboanga City-native Marcial.
With the victory, the 28-year-old Marcial improved his flawless record to 5-0-0 win-loss-draw ring record with 3 knockouts while Sinam dropped to 23-14-0 with 19 stoppage wins.
Meanwhile, Ilonggo Jules Victoriano (13-7-0, 10 KOs) sustained a 77-74, 77-74, 78-73 unanimous decision defeat to Pepito Masangkay (6-1-0, 5 KOs) in one of the undercard bouts.
Victoriano, who hails from Iloilo City, was unable to keep in step with the volume punching of Masangkay, who solidified his victory with a massive left hit to knock down his opponent.
Michael Orano (1-2-1), who also traced his roots from Iloilo City, sustained a split decision defeat to Jesus Magdayo (2-0-0, 1 KO) in a tightly-contested four-round encounter.
Orano, fighting for the Elorde Fight Team in Paranaque, got a 39-37 score from judge Don Arguelles but judges Gil Co and Greg Ortega gave an identical 39-37 score for Magdayo.
Prell Tupaz (10-40-5, 20 KOs), a native of Cadiz City in Negros Occidental, tasted a unanimous decision defeat to Jhun Rick Carcedo (10-3-0, 9 KOs) in a six-round encounter.
The Negrense fighter surrendered an identical 57-56, 57-56, 57-56 scores to Carcedo as he sustained his ninth consecutive defeat in his professional boxing career./PN
