A fight with four-division world middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez is a dream of Eumir Felix Marcial.
And meeting him on the ring is on top of Marcial’s wish list when he turns pro.
“As a middlewight pro, siyempre ang sarap talaga makalaban ‘yung champion ‘di ba? ‘Yun ‘yung pinakapangarap natin, ‘yung champion, si idol Canelo talaga ang pangarap ko. Pero sa tingin ko naman, hindi na ako aabot sa kanya kasi medyo matanda na rin siya and ngayon pa lang ako mag-start so medyo late na kung aabot pa kami,” said Marcial.
The 24-year-old Marcial talked about his dreams and aspirations during a podcast last week.
“Tinitignan ko na lang ‘yung mga laban niya, kumbaga kumukuha na lang ako ng style, kung ano ‘yung matutulad ko sa mga laban niya. So hopefully, humihingi ako sa mga Pilipino na support niyo lang kaming mga atleta lalung-lalo na ‘yung mga boxing fans. Ibigay niyo lang po ‘yung support niyo sa amin at gagawin po namin ang lahat para matagumpay ‘yung laban,” remarked Marcial, who will represent the Philippines in next year’s Tokyo Olympics.
Alvarez has held the unified World Boxing Association, World Boxing Council, The Ring and lineal middleweight titles since 2018, along with the International Boxing Federation middleweight title from May to August 2019 and the WBA super middleweight title since 2018.
So far, Marcial is still studying offers that are coming his way.
And a little help from from coach Joven Jimenez is something Marcial appreciates in his regular training session at his home in Imus, Cavite.
“Sa ngayon, wala namang problema kay Coach Joven, okay naman. Nag-usap kami, sabi niya willing siya tumulong,” added Marcial.
Marcial has been training while in quarantine at his home for the last three months.
And he may leave home soon, with the Philippine Sports Commission set to form a team of experts to help him prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.
And the agency is set to bring him to the boxing gym at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and make it available to him for workouts.
PSC Commissioner Ramon Fernandez recently made assurances of the agency’s support to Marcial after both talked by phone last Thursday.
