For Eumir Felix Marcial, the country’s brightest hope for an elusive Olympic gold medal, he’s already getting the training he needs in the United States.
For the Alliance of Boxing Associations in the Philippines (Abap), Marcial would be better off joining the national team here before flying to Thailand for a training camp.
And with the Tokyo Olympics less than five months from kicking off, there is an urgency to bridge the gap between the differences in opinion.
“We’re in discussion with him and his pro managers to come to a common decision and how to move forward,” said Abap executive director Ed Picson.Picson, however, didn’t mention if the 25-year-old middleweight will be s…
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