![]() "I will work again, hard, to win the gold medal. “If they give me the chance again and the opportunity to compete for another Olympics, I’ll just grab the opportunity. Marcial also sees another Olympic bout for him in the horizon. I represent the Philippines in the Tokyo Olympics. I win the bronze medal. "We’ve been dreaming of this since I was young and now I’m here. "Maybe it’s a bronze but for me, for my family, for my fiancée, this is a gold because this is our dream," the 25-year-old boxer said. Instead of being disappointed with his loss, Marcial remains proud of what he has achieved in the Olympics. Ukrainian boxer Anna Lysenko sits on a tire while taking a short break during training at Kiko Boxing Club in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. This is also the second boxing medal that the Philippines have won at Tokyo 2020 after Nesthy Petecio won silver in the women's featherweight gold medal match last Tuesday 3 August. Marcial takes home a bronze which is the Philippines' first boxing medal since 1996. ![]() GettyImages-1332439234 (2021 Getty Images) Making history for the Philippines
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