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MARCIAL IS LAST MAN STANDING AFTER BAUTISTA LOSES A CLOSE DECISION TO FORMER TWO-TIME SPANISH OLYMPIAN JOSE KEVIN LINARES


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Welterweight Eumir Felix Marcial is the last man standing in the Philippines two-man squad to the AIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan after flyweight Ian Clark Bautista lost in his bid for a berth in the Rio Olympics when he lost a close 29-28 points decision to former two-time Spanish Olympian Jose Kevin Linares on Friday evening at the AIBA Olympic qualifying tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.

ABAP executive director Ed Picson said welterweight Eumir Felix Marcial who was seeded No.1 and drew a bye in the first round is the country?s last hope for an Olympic berth when he faces Germany?s hard-hitting Abbas Baraou who dominated New Zealand?s Josh Nyika to win by a 2nd round stoppage.

Marcial will battle the tough German on Saturday. ABAP executive director told The Standard that Bautista ?fought a good fight? against the 29 year old Spanish Olympian but the judges only gave the Filipino boxer the third round.

However, Picson said he and the coaching staff of Nolito ?Boy? Velasco and Romeo Brin ?thought he won rounds two and three but it was really close.?

Marcial?s opponent Baraou won the gold medal at the German Under 21 national championships in October 2014 win a 3-0 win over Olcay Simsek and in a Olympic-style competition against Canada, Baraou defeated Sasan Haghighat ? Joo and was among six of the eight German?s beat their Canadian opponents in the 23rd Annual Ken Goff Boxing Classic.

Linares who is 29 years old was originally from the Dominican Republic before becoming a Spanish citizen in 2000. Linares failed to qualify for the 2004 Olympics but won the bronze medal at the 2005 Mediterranean Games and was the only Spanish boxer to earn a berth in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but lost to American southpaw Luis Yanez 9-12 in the opening round of the light flyweight competition.

Linares won a silver medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England after losing in the finals to Armenia?s Hoyhannes Danielyan. At the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Russia, Linares lost to Ireland?s talented Paddy Barnes in the semi finals. He qualified for the 2012 London Olympics but was again beaten in the first round by Carlos Quipo of Ecuador.

Picson informed The Standard that Marcial needs three wins to earn a slot for Rio and Picson and the coaching staff are hoping that the young hopeful deliver will keep the country?s hopes alive and join light flyweight Rogen Ladon and lightweight Charly Suarez who qualified in the last tournament in China by winning silver medals and are now deep in training in Las Vegas under the watchful eye of ?Dodong? Donaire, trainer/father of five division world champion Nonito ?The Fiipino Flash? Donaire.


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