Eumir Marcial has found a partner for his Olympic campaign as Chooks-to-Go has pledged to support his journey to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"As a fellow Mindanoan, I feel the struggles of our athletes in that region. We at Chooks-to-Go cannot turn a blind eye on them," said Chooks-to-Go president Ronald Mascariñas, a native of Butuan, on the Zamboanga-raised pugilist.
Marcial, 25, qualified for the Summer Games back in March of last year after topping the middleweight division of the 2020 Asia and Oceania Olympic Boxing Qualifiers.
Since then, Marcial has also turned pro to make ends meet as he trained in the United States in preparation for the quadrennial meet.
"Siyempre, napre-pressure po ako pero iniisip ko na lang 'yung pressure nandiyan lang lagi 'yan. Gagamitin ko 'yun bilang lakas ko," said Marcial.
"Inspirasyon ko hindi lang pamilya ko, kung hindi ang buong bansa. Ang daming nagtitiwala sa akin ngayon kaya lalo akong lumalakas ngayon."
Grateful is Marcial for the support that Chooks-to-Go will give him, saying that it will help him focus more on the task at hand which is to end the country's gold medal drought in the Olympics.
Marcial joins the likes of basketball's Kai Sotto, Kobe Paras, Kiefer Ravena, Gabe Norwood, and Paul Desiderio as ambassadors of the brand. Also part of Chooks-to-Go's stable are triathlon's Nikko Huelgas and the Manila Chooks TM team that competes in the FIBA 3×3 pro circuit.
Chooks-to-Go is also supporting regional pro leagues Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup and National Basketball League-Pilipinas, as well as, semi-pro league Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League.
Marcial, who is bound for Dubai on Saturday for the Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships, plans to repay the trust given to him by Chooks-to-Go by giving glory to the country come the Games.
"Kay Boss Ronald, maraming maraming salamat po sa suporta at pagtiwala na makukuha ko 'yung gold sa Olympics. Maraming salamat sa suporta na binibigay niyo na suporta sa mga atleta na lumalaban para sa bayan."