MARCIAL WINS BY FIRST ROUND STOPPAGE OVER NEMOUCHI
By Dong Secuya
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 29 Jul 2021
Marcial connects with a right that drops Nemouchi.
Eumir Felix Marcial of the Philippines breezes through the Tokyo Olympics middleweight round of 16 winning by RSC (Referee Stops Contest) over Younes Nemouchi of Algeria at the Kokugigan Arena in Tokyo, Japan Thursday morning.
The heavy handed lefty Marcial, fancied to win the gold here, dropped Nemouchi with a right midway through the first round. Moments later Referee Simon Radoslav had Nemouchi checked by the ring physician for a cut above his right eyebrow. The ring doctor allowed the fight to continue.
Marcial is all smiles after winning his Tokyo Olympics round of 16 bout against Younes Nemouchi of Algeria at the Kokugigan Arena in Tokyo, Japan Thursday morning.
Marcial continued to control the fight tagging Nemouchi with hard combinations. Moments later, the referee called the ring physician again to checked on Nemouchi's cut. This time the ring doctor advised Radoslav to stop the contest. Time: 2:41 of the first round.
Marcial will now face Arman Darchinyan of Armenia on Sunday, August 1, for their quarterfinal bout. Darchinyan, newphew of former world champion Vic Darchinyan, earlier defeated Andrej Csemez of Slovakia, 5-0, in the round of 16.
A win over Darchinyan will assure Marcial of a medal finish.
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