Manila, Sept. 22 -- Eumir Felix Marcial settled for silver medal after losing to hometown opponent Gleb Bakshi in their battle for gold in the AIBA World Boxing Chamionship in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Saturday night (September 21).
Marcial was leading in the scorecards after the first round when he got caught by a wayward left hook during a wild exchange halfway in the second.
The Russian then coasted the rest of the fight to secure the gold medal of the middleweight category.
The 23-year-old Filipino pug immediately got up at the count of 3, but the Russian smartly avoided his desperate attempts to salvage the situation.
After three rounds, three judges had it 29-28 for Bakshi while two scored it 29-27, awarding the hometown boy a unani...