Eumir Marcial stops Argentina's Ricardo Villalba in second round

February 13 ------ OLYMPIAN Eumir Marcial hardly broke out a sweat after scoring a second round TKO of Ricardo Villalba early Sunday to remain unbeaten as a pro.

The Filipino middleweight went to work right away and knocked down Villalba in the opening round of their eight-round match at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The Argentine visited the canvas a second time in the second round before referee Mark Calo oy decided to stop the one sided bout. The end came at the 48-second mark of the second round.

Marcial, a 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, improved to a perfect 4-0 record, including 2 KOs. The fight marked Marcial’s first eight-rounder, although the Filipino’s endurance was hardly tested following the quick end to the match. The 27-year-old pride of Zamboanga has been in the US since September as he prepared for his fight against 6-foot-1 Steven Pichardo, which he won by unanimous decision. Instead of going home, he opted to spend the holidays in Las Vegas while training for the Villalba bout.

The 33-year-old Villalba saw his record fall to 20-7-1, with 8 KOs and has lost four straight matches.

Source: spin.ph