Full name Mansueto Velasco, Jr. Rated at Light Flyweight Weight 48 kg Nickname(s) Onyok Name Mansueto Velasco Martial art Boxing | Nationality Philippines Role Boxer Siblings Roel Velasco Sport Boxing Height 1.57 m | |
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Born January 10, 1974 (age 51) ( 1974-01-10 ) Bago City, Negros Occidental Movies and TV shows Manny Many Prizes, The Fighting Chefs, Paradise Express, Lagot Ka Sa Kuya Ko Similar People Roel Velasco, Manny Pacquiao, Daniel Petrov, Paolo Contis, Gladys Guevarra | ||
iJuander: The Filipino Olympic Silver Medalists
Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco, Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a retired Filipino boxer and comedian from Bago City, 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. He is the younger brother of Roel Velasco, a light-flyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics.
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Olympic results
Television career
Velasco later had a successful career as a comedian, appearing in several ABS-CBN sitcoms and on Manny Pacquiao's Show Me Da Manny on GMA 7. He currently plays the role of a boxing trainer in TV5's comedy-drama Beki Boxer.
Velasco also appeared on several TV shows in tandem with famous celebrities such as Bong Revilla, Richard Gomez, and Ina Raymundo.
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