Eumir Felix Marcial, 15 year-old F Filipino amateur boxer, nabs gold medal in AIBA World Junior Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Gold Medal match between Eumir Marcial and Cengiz | Video courtesy of Деннис Принкайп
The 15-year-old Marcial defeated Cengiz Onat of Turkey Saturday, winning Philippines' first gold medal in the event, which was first held in 2001.
The southpaw Marcial had previously defeated Armenia's Henrik Hovannisyan and Nasraddin Mammadov of Azerbaijan.
In the semifinal round, Marcial stopped Eduard Vaha of Belarus to arrange a final battle against Onat.
Three-time Olympian Romeo Brin serves as Marcial's coach.
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