History repeats itself as another Darchinyan falls to a Filipino boxer

On Sunday, Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial edged Arman Darchinyan of Armenia for a knockout win in the quarterfinal round of the men’s middleweight division at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The lopsided win catapulted Marcial to the semifinals where he is already assured of at least a bronze medal regardless of the result.

But it is not the first time that a boxer from the Darchinyan clan has fallen inside the ring to a Filipino pugilist.

In 2007, Arman's uncle Vic Darchinyan faced off against Nonito Donaire  and, in similar fashion, lost by knockout as the Filipino claimed the IBF and IBO flyweight titles with a hefty punch in the fifth round.

The victory was so memorable that it was cited as the 'Upset of the Year' and 'Knockout of the Year' by The Ring magazine.

Billed as 'The Filipino Flash', Donaire won a couple more titles following that life-changing win over Darchinyan en route to his current win-loss record of 41-6.

Like Arman, Vic was himself an Olympic boxer when he represented Armenia in the flyweight category during the 2000 edition of the Summer Games in Sydney.

—JMB, GMA News