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Tokyo 2020: emotional Eumir Felix Marcial dedicates Olympic berth to his father after Filipino star fulfils a lifelong dream

  • The 24-year-old was trained by his father Eulalio in Zamboanga and was determined to make amends for his failure to qualify for Rio in 2016
  • The three-time SEA Games champion beat Mongolia’s Byamba-Erden Otgonbaatar in the last eight to reach guarantee an Olympic place
Eumir Felix Marcial poses with his ‘Tokyo ticket’ after qualifying for the Olympics. Photo: Philippine Athletes at Multi Sport Event

A tearful Eumir Felix Marcial made an emotional dedication to his father Eulalio after fulfilling a lifelong dream by qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.

The 24-year-old middleweight, who suffered qualifying heartbreak before the 2016 Rio Games, defeated Mongolia’s Byamba-Erden Otgonbaatar after the referee stopped the fight in the third round of their Asian Oceania Olympic qualifying quarter-final bout in Amman, Jordan on Sunday night.