70th B'DAY
[PHOTO - The couple's gift to Muhammad Ali was a painting created by
Pinoy artist Jun Aquino]
MANILA, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
(BULLETIN) By MAUREEN MARIE BELMONTE - Sarangani representative and
eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao believes that someone ought
to be held accountable for the mobbing of Filipino boxer Jonriel Casimero and
his team after a boxing bout in Mar del Plata, Argentina on Feb. 11.
According to the Philippine embassy in Buenos Aires, Casimero, his trainer
Christopher Tepor, and boxing manager and promoter, Samson Gello-Aniwere, were
attacked for 10 minutes by fight fans after the Filipino lifted the IBF
super-flyweight title from Argentinian fighter Luis Alberto Lazarte. The
Philippine flag was likewise trampled on during the incident.
A previous Manila Bulletin report dated Feb. 15 noted that the Senate rose to
Casimero's defense, with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile calling on the
Ambassador of Argentina to the Philippines to "explain why his people have the
temerity to assault the flag, the honor, the dignity of this country represented
by our boxer who went to that country thinking that it is a civilized country,
and not a country of abnormal, uncivilized people.''
Pacquiao, meanwhile, said in a taped "Unang Hirit" interview aired on Monday
that, "Do'n sa naging laban ni Casimero sa Argentina dapat imbestigahan nang
mabuti 'yon kung sino ang managot, paano nagkagulo at bakit hindi na-control ng
mga pulis o nung mga bantay doon sa event na 'yon ['yung mga tao]."
An icon's birthday
On a lighter and celebratory note, the "UH" report noted that Pacman,
together with his wife Jinkee Pacquiao, hobnobbed with big sports icons and
Hollywood stars in the recently concluded 70th birthday party-cum-charity event
for boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
The Pacquiaos graced the lavish gala held at the MGM Grand hotel in Las
Vegas, Nevada on Feb 18 [US Time], bearing their gift to the boxing icon—a
painting created by Pinoy artist Jun Aquino.
Aside from the Pacquiaos, among the prizefighter's other guests were Andre
Agassi, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Samuel Jackson, Cindy Crawford,
Stevie Wonder, Bob Arum, Terrence Howard, David Beckham, Anthony Hopkins, and
Lenny Kravitz.
To cap off the star-studded party, Ali received a video message from US
President Barack Obama telling him that he "shocked the world" and "inspired it
too."
Ali is suffering from Parkinson's disease; hence the proceeds of the
celebration would go to the Cleveland clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health,
which is known for battling against neurological disorders, and to the Muhammad
Ali Center, a cultural and educational center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Court sidetrip
Apart from attending Ali's birthday celebration, a separate Manila Bulletin
report, also on Feb. 15, mentioned that Pacquiao flew to the US also for his
deposition—a sworn testimony taken before a trial—in connection with the grave
oral defamation case he filed against the abrasively outspoken American boxer
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In the same report, Pacquiao's deposition was said to be scheduled last Feb.
17. He was also said to have been joined by his American lawyers during the
legal proceeding, according to the Filipino fighter's legal adviser Franklin
Gacal.
The case was filed last year, stemming from Mayweather's statements in which
he charged that Pacquiao used performance-enhancing drugs whenever he would
train for a fight.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
© Copyright, 2012 by PHILIPPINE HEADLINE
NEWS ONLINE
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[PHOTO - The couple's gift to Muhammad Ali was a painting created by
Pinoy artist Jun Aquino]
MANILA, FEBRUARY 23, 2012
(BULLETIN) By MAUREEN MARIE BELMONTE - Sarangani representative and
eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao believes that someone ought
to be held accountable for the mobbing of Filipino boxer Jonriel Casimero and
his team after a boxing bout in Mar del Plata, Argentina on Feb. 11.
According to the Philippine embassy in Buenos Aires, Casimero, his trainer
Christopher Tepor, and boxing manager and promoter, Samson Gello-Aniwere, were
attacked for 10 minutes by fight fans after the Filipino lifted the IBF
super-flyweight title from Argentinian fighter Luis Alberto Lazarte. The
Philippine flag was likewise trampled on during the incident.
A previous Manila Bulletin report dated Feb. 15 noted that the Senate rose to
Casimero's defense, with Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile calling on the
Ambassador of Argentina to the Philippines to "explain why his people have the
temerity to assault the flag, the honor, the dignity of this country represented
by our boxer who went to that country thinking that it is a civilized country,
and not a country of abnormal, uncivilized people.''
Pacquiao, meanwhile, said in a taped "Unang Hirit" interview aired on Monday
that, "Do'n sa naging laban ni Casimero sa Argentina dapat imbestigahan nang
mabuti 'yon kung sino ang managot, paano nagkagulo at bakit hindi na-control ng
mga pulis o nung mga bantay doon sa event na 'yon ['yung mga tao]."
An icon's birthday
On a lighter and celebratory note, the "UH" report noted that Pacman,
together with his wife Jinkee Pacquiao, hobnobbed with big sports icons and
Hollywood stars in the recently concluded 70th birthday party-cum-charity event
for boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
The Pacquiaos graced the lavish gala held at the MGM Grand hotel in Las
Vegas, Nevada on Feb 18 [US Time], bearing their gift to the boxing icon—a
painting created by Pinoy artist Jun Aquino.
Aside from the Pacquiaos, among the prizefighter's other guests were Andre
Agassi, Sugar Ray Leonard, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Samuel Jackson, Cindy Crawford,
Stevie Wonder, Bob Arum, Terrence Howard, David Beckham, Anthony Hopkins, and
Lenny Kravitz.
To cap off the star-studded party, Ali received a video message from US
President Barack Obama telling him that he "shocked the world" and "inspired it
too."
Ali is suffering from Parkinson's disease; hence the proceeds of the
celebration would go to the Cleveland clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health,
which is known for battling against neurological disorders, and to the Muhammad
Ali Center, a cultural and educational center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Court sidetrip
Apart from attending Ali's birthday celebration, a separate Manila Bulletin
report, also on Feb. 15, mentioned that Pacquiao flew to the US also for his
deposition—a sworn testimony taken before a trial—in connection with the grave
oral defamation case he filed against the abrasively outspoken American boxer
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
In the same report, Pacquiao's deposition was said to be scheduled last Feb.
17. He was also said to have been joined by his American lawyers during the
legal proceeding, according to the Filipino fighter's legal adviser Franklin
Gacal.
The case was filed last year, stemming from Mayweather's statements in which
he charged that Pacquiao used performance-enhancing drugs whenever he would
train for a fight.
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
© Copyright, 2012 by PHILIPPINE HEADLINE
NEWS ONLINE
All rights reserved
PHILIPPINE HEADLINE NEWS
ONLINE [PHNO] WEBSITE
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