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 …

Aug 1, 2016 · A 20-10 win over Hamid Berhili of Morroco assured Velasco of the bronze medal, before the Filipino pummeled Spain’s Rafael Lozano, 22-10, to gain a shot at the gold.

Sep 8, 2020 · RECAH Trinidad was on the broadcast panel with fellow veteran journalist Ron delos Reyes when Mansueto 'Onyok' Velasco fought Bulgaria's Daniel Petrov Bojilov for the light-flyweight gold medal...

Aug 6, 2016 · The diminutive Velasco, who was giving away six inches in height to the 5-foot-6 Bojilov, fell behind by four points in the initial burst of action but rallied to close the gap in the second...

Aug 11, 2016 · Onyok met with senator and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to appeal his case. He planned to use his monetary rewards to set up a gym that could help discover future Olympic medalists. Velasco’s statement comes right after the win of weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, who bagged the silver medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Jul 31, 2021 · In an interview, Mansueto ‘Onyok’ Velasco, a silver medalist in boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, expressed his hope that Hidilyn Diaz, the Philippines’ first Olympic gold medallist, will receive all of the promised rewards, including more than P40 million, a house and lot, and other items.

Twenty years after he won the silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco is still pursuing the P2.5 million incentive promised to him. Velasco nearly won the gold in the light flyweight division but settled for silver after …

Jul 28, 2017 · Twenty-one years after winning a silver medal in the Olympics, Velasco looks back at the feat that made him a household name.

Tubong Bago City, Negros Occidental, si Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco, JR ay ipinanganak noong January 10, 1974. Ang kanyang nakatatandang kapatiD na si Roel Velasco ay nag-uwi ng Olympic Bronze mula sa 1992 Summer Olympics.

Aug 9, 2016 · Following Hidilyn Diaz’s historic win in the 2016 Rio Olympics on Monday, August 8, Velasco revealed that he is yet to receive the P2.5 million incentive from the government.