Marcial also showed his willingness to battle the brave but outclassed Whitfield toe-to-toe and although he failed to stop his rival, whose right eye swelled after the second round and was completely closed by the third. Both came out slugging with Whitfield trying to show who’s the real boss, greeting Marcial with a hard right in the first round. Marcial, not to be outdone, countered by repeatedly shaking Whitfield’s head, making it an easy target in the exchanges causing a welt under the American’s right eye, ending the round. Marcial and Whitfield’s four-rounder is the co-main event of the Eimantas Stanionis vs Janer Gonzalez showdown in Premier Boxing Champions on FS1. Gonzalez’s record dropped to 19-4-1, with 15 KO after absorbing his fourth straight loss.

Source: Manila Times December 17, 2020 16:41 UTC