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Eumir Marcial turned emotional after his shocking exit in the 2024 Paris Olympics on early Wednesday .The Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist fell short as Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev won via unanimous decision in their Round of 16 match in the men's 80kg division of the Summer Games.As he faced members of the Philippine Olympic Committee media, including GMA Integrated News' JP Soriano, Marcial said he has yet to decide on what the next step in his boxing career will be.
"Mahirap po, sa sarili ko ngayon hindi ko alam saan ako magsisimula ulit pero alam ko nandiyan ang mga Pilipino na sumusuporta sa akin at ang pamilya ko, asawa ko."Marcial admitted that not being in his natural weight class and the height advantage of the Uzbek fighter could be considered as factors in the loss, but he offered no excuse with what happened. "Mayroon pong disadvantage 'yun pero 'di ko sasabihin 'yun para gagawa ng excuse kung bakit 'di ako nanalo.
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