Onyok Velasco
Filipino boxer
Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a Filipino retired boxer, comedian and actor from Bago, Negros Occidental. 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. He is the younger brother of Roel Velasco, a light-flyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Olympic results
1996 Summer Olympics results
Defeated Chih-Hsiu Tsai (Taiwan) RSC 1 (2:27)
Defeated Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba) PTS 14–5
Defeated Hamid Berhili (Morocco) PTS 20–10
Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) PTS 22–10
Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria) PTS 6–19 (claim silver medal)
Acting career
Velasco retired from boxing due to lack of government support and pursued an acting career, stating that he found it more financially sustainable. His life and boxing career was featured in the 1997 film The Onyok Velasco Story, where he played himself. This marked his first venture into acting.
Velasco later had a successful career as a comedian, appearing in several sitcoms and comedy films, including Show Me Da Manny on GMA 7. He also played the role of a boxing trainer on the TV5 comedy-drama Beki Boxer.
Unfulfilled incentives
For his feat in the 1996 Summer Olympics, he received pledges of monetary and non-monetary incentives.
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