OLYMPIAN Eumir Marcial hardly broke out a sweat after scoring a second round TKO of Ricardo Villalba early Sunday to remain unbeaten as a pro.
The Filipino middleweight went to work right away and knocked down Villalba in the opening round of their eight-round match at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
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The Argentine visited the canvas twice more in the second round before referee Mark Calo oy decided to stop the one sided bout.
The end came at the 48-second mark of the second round.
Marcial, a 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, improved to a perfect 4-0 record, including 2 KOs.
The fight marked Marcial’s first eight-rounder, although the Filipino’s endurance was hardly tested following the quick end to the match.
The 27-year-old pride of Zamboanga has been in the US since September as he prepared for his fight against 6-foot-1 Steven Pichardo, which he won by unanimous decision.
Instead of going home, he opted to spend the holidays in Las Vegas while training for the Villalba bout.
The 33-year-old Villalba saw his record fall to 20-7-1, with 8 KOs and has lost four straight matches.
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