MANILA, Philippines — Eumir Marcial scored a third-round knockout victory against Omar Huerta in their middleweight bout at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California Sunday morning in Manila.
The Filipino Olympic boxer unleashed a right counter hook to send the American pug to the canvas at the 1:54 mark of the third round.
Huerta could not beat the 10-second count as the official declared the fight finished.
Marcial thus stayed undefeated in the professional ranks with an 8-0 card laced with five knockouts.
On the other hand, Huerta suffered a second straight defeat to fall to 15-2-1.
