Philippines' Eumir Felix Marcial (in red) connects with a punch on Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev in the men's 80kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 30, 2024. Mohd Rasfan, AFP

Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial will be going home without a medal from the Paris Olympics.

The veteran lost via points to Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev in the round-of-16 of the men's 80kg division, Wednesday at the North Paris Arena.

It was a stunning result for Marcial, who was hoping to improve upon the bronze medal that he won in the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. 

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But Marcial found the younger, taller Khabibullaev a tricky opponent, and he struggled throughout the bout to break past the Uzbek boxer's jab.

He landed an eye-catching left to end the first round but it was not enough as all judges gave the opener to Khabibullaev. Marcial won just one of the five judges' scorecard in the second frame, forcing him to go for broke in the third round.

A more aggressive Marcial swarmed in the third round and did enough to get the nod in three scorecards, but it was too little, too late as Khabibullaev snatched the win.

Marcial becomes the first Filipino boxer to bow out of contention, after Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio both progressed in their respective weight classes. 

The 20-year-old Khabibullaev, who is making his Olympic debut, will be up against either Kaan Aykutsun of Turkiye or Arlen Lopez Cardona of Cuba in the quarterfinals.

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