Mansueto Velasco
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| Full name | Mansueto Velasco, Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Onyok | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Philippines
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| Born |
January 10, 1974 Bago, Negros Occidental |
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| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Light Flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco, Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a retired Filipino boxer and comedian from Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. He competed in the men's 48 kg. (light-flyweight) boxing category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and took home the silver medal, the Philippines' only medal at the Games. He is the younger brother of Roel Velasco, winner of an Olympic bronze (boxing) in the 1992 Summer Olympics, who is also a light-flyweight. Before this, he was one of the three Filipino boxers who clinched gold medals in the 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan.
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.
The gold medal match where Velasco lost was hailed as "The Robbery in Atlanta". Velasco would hit opponent Daniel Petrov with telling blows, and the scores would be counted for Petrov. The Bulgarian, who was barely throwing any punches, was on a joy ride to an Olympic gold medal. It appeared that the judges were pressing the buttons on their electronic scoring equipment for the wrong boxer. The Bulgarian was still awarded the gold medal despite the numerous protests.
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