Marcial flying to U.S. soon

Eumir Marcial should be on his way back to the United States anytime this month as he prepares for a big bout coming his way in early 2027.

“He’s definitely heading back to the States because I have lined him up for a big fight early next year,” said American dealmaker Sean Gibbons, who signed up the heavy-handed Filipino middleweight to a contract six years ago.

The southpaw Marcial is coming off a vicious one-punch third-round knockout of Omar Ulises Huerta in Temecula, California, last September.

Under Gibbons’ plan, a mouth-watering showdown with Carlos Ocampo is on the horizon.

Ocampo is the hard-hitting Mexican who knocked out Marcial’s Zamboanga provincemate and buddy Weljon Mindoro last August in Los Angeles.

The loss cost the previously-undefeated Mindoro a stint last September in the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya.

Marcial, who recently turned 30, holds an unbeaten mark of 8-0-0 with five knockouts.