Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial defeated his most experienced opponent to date, stopping Ricardo Villalba in round two of their eight-round middleweight bout on Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Tex.
The power difference was apparent immediately as Marcial (4-0, 2 knockouts) of Zamboanga City, Philippines dropped Villalba (20-8-1, 8 KOs) with a southpaw left to the body late in the opening round. Villalba made it to his feet but was back down early in the second round following a right hook to the top of the head. The bout was waived off at the 48-second mark.
The loss was the fourth by knockout for the 33-year-old from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Villalba was fighting for the first time at 162 pounds, after weighing 153 1/4 pounds just two months ago for his shutout decision loss to Micky Scala in Las Vegas.
Marcial, a bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympics, is trained by Jorge Capetillo in Las Vegas and is promoted by Manny Pacquiao’s MP Promotions.
The eight-round bout was on the undercard of the Rey Vargas vs. O’Shaquie Foster fight, which will be televised by Showtime Championship Boxing. (Ring Magazine)
