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Boxer Eumir Marcial, making the country proud after winning a silver in the 19th Asian games in a new weight class.  What's next for the Olympian boxer fter punching his ticket to the 2024 Summer games in Paris, France?  Let's find out.  Joining us to go all out on this story is Eumir Marcial.   Visit our website for more #NewsYouCanTrust: https://www.cnnphilippines.com/  Follow our social media pages:  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnphilippines/ • Twitter: https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines

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00:00 Meanwhile, boxer Yumir Marshall making the country proud after winning a silver medal in the 19th Asian Games in a new weight class.

00:07 Now, what is next for the Olympian boxer after punching his ticket to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, France?

00:15 Let's find out. Joining us today to go all out on this story is, there he is, Tokyo bronze medalist in the Olympics.

00:24 And he's moving on to the Paris Olympics, Yumir Marshall, from his home, beautiful home in Tagaytay,

00:30 your beautiful home. Good evening, Idol, and welcome back to the show.

00:34 Good evening to you, sir, and to everyone listening here in the CNN Philippines.

00:40 Good evening and good night to all the listeners.

00:45 Good evening to the fellow countrymen of Idol Yumir Marshall.

00:49 First of all, congratulations, Yumir. It was a tough one. You were one of the unexpected, but still,

00:56 you finished the podium with a silver medal. It's no joke. How did you feel after that?

01:00 Because you came back on Saturday or Sunday, right? And now you're resting.

01:08 I think it was Wednesday, sir.

01:10 Wednesday, okay. How are you? After how many days? Did you go back to the gym or did you rest?

01:18 I'm fine. I'm here in Tagaytay, where the POC President, Abraham Vamol-Tolentino, gave us his house.

01:31 When I came back from the Asian Games, I went straight back to training.

01:38 But it wasn't hard training. I just did jogging and shadow boxing to continue my physical condition.

01:46 Because it's a waste. I built up my body for a long time to be in good condition.

01:53 And now I'm here. I want to continue. And I'm also preparing for my next professional fight.

02:03 When is your next fight, sir? You said you're waiting for the appointment with the embassy.

02:11 But you're scheduled. When do you plan to leave? When is your timetable before the Olympics?

02:18 I hope as soon as possible that I can leave and come back to the U.S. so I can start training.

02:27 And hopefully, I can fight after the year because before the Olympics, I can at least have two fights.

02:39 And then, we'll focus on training for the Olympics.

02:47 Let's go back to the Asian Games. I said you're one of those who are expected to win gold.

02:54 And you can do it. You even reached the gold medal match.

02:57 If we go back to that, our opponent is a bit strong. Your opponent is a Chinese opponent who is taller.

03:04 But you, if you go back to that match, you won the first round. I remember it was 10-9 if I'm not mistaken.

03:10 How satisfied are you with the result here at the Asian Games?

03:19 Of course, I'm dismayed because I thought I won.

03:23 I thought so too.

03:24 Like what I'm saying to the fans, to everyone who's asking me, I respect the judges' decision.

03:38 And congratulations to my opponent.

03:43 I also admit that I made a mistake. I made a mistake in my discard.

03:54 I made a mistake in what I did.

03:59 I said I have a lot of time to prepare for the Paris Olympics.

04:08 And I qualified. So I made my defeat a motivation for me to do better in the competition.

04:21 So I can absorb and feel that I still have a lot to learn.

04:31 So I was more motivated because I can only aim for the finals and qualify for the Olympics.

04:39 I didn't expect that.

04:41 Although I said to myself that I will do my best, but I don't know what the result will be.

04:50 Because you know, to be a Filipino middleweight boxer is already very difficult for us.

04:58 Because we know that we are small Filipinos.

05:03 But here in light heavyweight, I didn't expect that I would come here in light heavyweight.

05:11 But you did it.

05:13 The one you're facing, China, in the gold medal match, is he the one you had a hard time against?

05:20 And you said you gave everything and you had some shortcomings.

05:26 I think that standing 8 count, you shouldn't have called it, but you got a standing 8 count.

05:32 I think that's a big thing in scorecards.

05:35 But this Chinese opponent, is he the one you had a hard time against?

05:40 And what was the one that you had a hard time against?

05:43 You said that if you focus, you can recover because of your shortcomings in the next match.

05:51 You know, I had a hard time against Thailand because Thailand is very tall and big.

06:01 He's good at timing.

06:03 So for me, Thailand is even harder.

06:06 Because if you notice, China is tall but his punches are slow.

06:14 I said that for me, it would be easier to fight him because he's going in, he's going in.

06:23 Which is an advantage for me because I'm small.

06:29 So I think I still have a lot to look at.

06:35 You know in Europe, the men are the ones who will face the opponents.

06:40 In America, Australia is also good.

06:48 So I still have a lot to focus on and notice what I need to improve.

06:56 Because when it comes to the Olympics, everything is already polished.

07:01 The boxers are already in their best shape.

07:03 So I don't just need to watch China, I need to watch more.

07:08 And you know, some haven't qualified yet.

07:12 There's still a qualifying in February, which is the World Championship.

07:17 And then after that, they have a World Qualifying again.

07:20 So there are still a lot of boxers who will qualify.

07:23 And then it doesn't mean that I'm the one who qualified now.

07:26 We are the ones who qualified, he's the one who scored.

07:29 He's the best because there are still a lot of people who haven't qualified.

07:34 So all the opponents who qualified and will qualify, that's our preparation, sir.

07:45 Well, you went up in the weight class here.

07:47 Does that mean you will also go up in the weight class in the pros?

07:50 And how is the crowd there?

07:52 Because aside from the Chinese, the crowd there in China, I'm sure, is a friend of their fighter.

07:59 And did you really get hurt when you were standing 8 count?

08:02 We will ask a lot of questions to Ymir Marshall.

08:05 And Ymir has been waiting for months before the Paris Olympics that he was already qualified.

08:10 Stay tuned, Ymir. We will be quick.

08:12 And we're still having our all-out conversation with Asian Games silver medalist Ymir Marshall.

08:17 Stay tuned to Sportsesko only here on CNN Philippines where we go all out for today's top sports stories.

08:22 We'll be right back. Stay tuned.

08:24 Welcome back to Sportsesko only here on CNN Philippines.

08:26 And our guest today is 19th Asian Games silver medalist fresh from his victory in China, Ymir Marshall,

08:34 who's already qualified for the Paris Olympics.

08:37 Okay, I asked you before the commercial that you moved to a weight class.

08:42 You said it's not that easy, right?

08:44 You said middleweight, then light heavyweight.

08:46 Does that mean you will also go up in the weight class in the pros, Ymir?

08:48 No, sir. I will stay in the middleweight class.

08:52 Because it's harder for the pros because my natural weight is really middleweight.

08:59 Correct. Correct.

09:01 So, let's go back to the gold medal match.

09:03 I said the crowd in China.

09:05 I remember you were there in the Gilas Pilipinas.

09:07 They lost to China.

09:09 You, when you fought against China, how heavy was the crowd because they were supporting the Chinese fighter?

09:19 Was the Chinese crowd loud?

09:21 We can hear it.

09:23 It was super loud, sir.

09:25 I couldn't hear anything but their voices.

09:27 When I fought against Thailand and Syria, I could hear the voices of my teammates and coaches.

09:45 I could do what they were saying.

09:49 They were saying, "Faint. Move your head."

09:53 But when I was in China, I couldn't hear anything.

09:57 It was just the crowd.

09:59 That's one of the reasons I got distracted.

10:07 I made a lot of mistakes.

10:11 That's why I accepted my defeat.

10:13 I told you that the first round was yours.

10:17 The second round was a big thing.

10:19 That's why you gave it to him.

10:21 You gave it to your Chinese opponent.

10:25 But the standing eight count in the second round, did you really get hurt?

10:31 Is that why you were counted as standing eight?

10:35 Yes, when I was counted, I wasn't really hit.

10:43 But when he punched me, I was hit.

10:51 I wasn't really dizzy but I knew that I was hit by a Chinese opponent.

10:59 Maybe the referee saw it first and then when I was counted, it wasn't clear.

11:09 I told myself that if I wasn't counted, I would have won the second round.

11:15 I hope that second round was yours.

11:17 What is the biggest improvement you can say since the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

11:25 Because you learned a lot.

11:28 What do you think will be a factor, especially since you will be going to Paris for your second Olympic appearance?

11:35 I think that my participation in the pro competition is a big thing for me.

11:41 Because my movements and thoughts became more mature.

11:49 I became calmer, even though the opponent was stronger.

11:54 I was taking time to get the discards that I wanted to do.

12:02 Before, when I was in the team, I was just punching.

12:08 You were a cow.

12:10 Yes, you can see that my opponent was a Thai opponent.

12:16 He won the first round but I stayed calm and composed.

12:21 Then we got the knockout.

12:23 Actually, I saw that in Asian Games, you were also fighting against a Thai opponent.

12:28 I saw that you were very controlled.

12:32 You were not always 100% all out.

12:36 Sometimes you were slow, timing was off, you were just punching.

12:39 Now, you are the only four athletes who qualified for the Olympics in Paris.

12:43 EJ, Obienna, you.

12:45 Who else do you want to be part of the Philippine team for the Olympics?

12:49 Of course, my teammates in boxing.

12:56 If they can qualify for the weight class, I would like that.

13:01 Because it feels different when everyone is training together.

13:06 They are preparing for the Olympics.

13:09 It's a big thing.

13:11 I hope that my teammates will do their best and we will be together in the Paris Olympics.

13:19 Before I let you go, I want to ask you a question.

13:23 How was the experience of watching the Philippines' gilas?

13:27 When you watched the gilas and they won the medal?

13:31 I was very happy.

13:34 I rarely watch live basketball but I was very happy.

13:40 I was not an athlete when I watched the gilas.

13:45 I was just a fan.

13:47 I was very happy.

13:50 I was a fanboy.

13:51 Whenever they missed the shoot, I was also annoyed.

13:57 I was very happy.

14:00 What do you want to say to all the Filipinos who support you, Mir, and to the Filipino athletes?

14:09 To all the Filipinos who support me and to all who pray and trust me, thank you very much.

14:18 To all who sent me messages that I should be the gold medalist, I really appreciate it.

14:26 Even if I won the silver medal, I really appreciate it because it's for the Filipinos and my supporters.

14:34 I really appreciate it and I am very thankful.

14:37 I was more motivated by their messages.

14:42 I will do my best in my practice, especially for the upcoming Paris Olympics.

14:51 To all the Filipinos and to all who want to support me, I hope we can prepare for the Paris Olympics together.

15:06 You watched the gilas, Mir.

15:08 Justin Brownlee and you were one on one. Who won?

15:10 Me, sir.

15:12 When we were boxing.

15:14 Don't judge me.

15:15 Yes, yes.

15:16 But it's possible.

15:18 It's possible.

15:19 He's big.

15:20 We were sparring.

15:23 If he lost, we were playing basketball.

15:25 But if he didn't lose, it's good, sir.

15:29 We'll talk about it next time.

15:31 But we can't ignore the big one.

15:36 We might not reach.

15:38 Mir, thank you very much. Congratulations. Let's talk again.

15:42 Good luck in the Paris Olympics.

15:44 Thank you so much, sir.

15:46 Ymir Marchand, silver medalist from the 19th Asian Games in China.

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