Mansueto Velasco Jr. Filino Boxer Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco Jr. is a Filipino retired boxer, comedian and occasional actor from Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Competing in the 48 kg category he won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games and a silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Philippines' only medal at those Games. Image owned by Journal News Online Personal Information Full Name: Mansueto Velasco Jr. Nickname: Onyok Born: January 10, 1974 (48 years old) Nationality/Living: Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines Height: 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) Weight: 48 kg (106 lb) Sport Sport Boxing Weight Class Light Flyweight Medal Record Mens Amateur Boxing Representing the Philippines 🇵🇠Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Light Flyweight (-48 kg) Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Light flyweight -48 kg) Asian Amateur Boxing Championships 1995 Tashkent Light Flyweight 1996 Atlanta Olympic Boxing Feat Published September 7, 2021, 8:02 PM b
Gabriel Elorde Legend of Filipino Boxing Remembering Photo Credit: m.bayaniart.com Gabriel "Flash" Elorde ( Born : March 25, 1935 - January 2, 1985) was a Filipino professional boxer. He was born and raised in the town of Bogo, Cebu. Elorde was a World Junior Lightweight Champion, he won the title in 1960. In 1963, he was inaugurated as WBC and WBA champion. He still holds the junior lightweight division record for the longest reign of the title. This lasted seven years, and in doing so he made the division legitimate. Elorde is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time along with eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and flyweight champion in the 1920s, Pancho Villa. He is highly loved in the Philippines as a sports and cultural icon, as the first Filipino international boxing champion since Pancho Villa. Gabriel "Flash" Elorde was a Filipino professional boxer. He won the lineal super featherweight title in 1960. In 1963, he won the inaugural