Venezuelan cries ‘robbery’ in loss to Eumir Marcial

MANILA, Philippines — Eddy Colmenares believes he “actually won” the World Boxing Council international middleweight championship against Filipino slugger Eumir Marcial during the Thrilla in Manila II event Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Marcial was knocked down by Colmenares in Rounds 3 and 10 in a slugfest, but judges scored it in favor of the hometown bet after the night’s best match.

Both men were bloodied by their respective flurry of punches, but ultimately, Marcial got the judges’ nod.

In a comment on an Instagram post, Colmenares said he was a victim of a “robbery.”

“Everyone saw who actually won, unfortunately I was a victim of a brazen robbery,” Colmenares commented.

The video, posted by the International Boxing Association, showed the Venezuelan landing power shots on Marcial, who was wobbled.

Another video posted on Supreme Boxing showed a barrage of huge punches by Colmenares.

“I won that fight, being a natural Super Welterweight, and I knocked him down twice,” he said.

“[I]n this video where he grabbed the ropes, they should have counted him out too,” he added.

One judge had it 94-94 while the two others scored it 95-93 in favor of Marcial.

The 30-year-old Olympic bronze medalist thus remained unscathed in seven matches. Colmenares, meanwhile, dropped to 11-3-1 (win-loss-draw).

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