Mark Anthony Barriga - you may have lost your
fight for a quarterfinal slot in boxing but you've done you incredible best to
fight toe to toe with a former Olympic silver medalist Khazakh. What you have
shown in the ring was pure gallantry. Fighting for your country
and knowing that you're the only hope for a medal contention was quite an
enormous challenge.
The weight of expectations in your shoulder wasn't easy to
bear yet you've focused and showed the whole world that a Filipino fighter
never back down. That a Filipino fighter is always mission-ready to accept
whatever challenge he may in. The slimmest margin of 1 point (17-16) was enough
of a testament and proved that you were up on the world stage. That a story of
David fighting a Goliath wasn't a myth but a true legend. And you've gracefully
displayed it on the ring and helped us remember the story.
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