Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Men's Middleweight - Last 16 - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - July 29, 2021. Eumir Marcial of the Philippines wins the fight. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Filipino Eumir Marcial advanced to the quarter-finals of the Tokyo Games middleweight boxing tournament on Thursday after an accidental headbutt opened up a gash above his opponent's eye and forced the referee to stop the bout.
The 25-year-old has drawn comparisons with his countryman, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who was quick to offer his congratulations after the first-round stoppage against Algeria's Younes Nemouchi.
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