Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco, Jr. (born June 26, 1972) is a Filipino boxer from Bago City, Negros Occidental. He competed in the Men's 48 kg (light-flyweight) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and took home the silver medal, the Philippines' only medal of the games. He is the twin brother of Roel Velasco, winner of the Olympic bronze 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.
Olympic results
• Defeated Chih-Hsiu Tsai (Taiwan) RSC 1 (2:27)
• Defeated Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba) 14-5
• Defeated Hamid Berhili (Morocco) 20-10
• Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 22-10
• Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria) 6-19
Television career
He later had an unsuccessful career as a comedian, appearing in several ABS-CBN sitcoms.
Onyok Velasco appeared on several TV shows in tandem with famous celebrities such as Bong Revilla, Richard Gomez, and Inna Raymundo.Mansueto Velasco, Jr.
Mansueto Velasco (born June 26, 1972), more popularly known as Onyok, is a Filipino amateur boxer from Bago City, Negros Occidental. He competed in the light flyweight division (48 kilograms) of the boxing competitions at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, USA. He settled for the silver medal after his controversial loss in the finals to Daniel Petrov of Bulgaria. Velasco and Filipino boxing fans claimed that he was robbed of the gold medal since the judges did not count the punches that he asserted were hitting his opponents. Prior to his Olympic stint, Velasco was also one of three Filipinos who won gold medals at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan.
Velasco's silver medal is the second that the Philippines has won in the Olympic Games, after Anthony Villanueva's silver medal at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He is also the second in his family to win an Olympic medal. His brother, Roel Velasco, was a bronze medalist in the light flyweight division of the boxing competitions at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. The two Velascos hold the distinction of being the only brothers in Philippine sports history who have won Olympic medals.
Mansueto Velasco is one of the 1996 Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awardees for Sports.
After his successful amateur boxing career, Onyok Velasco joined the entertainment industry as a comedian and appeared in several movies and television shows and sitcoms.
Mansueto Velasco is one of the 1996 Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) Awardees for Sports.
After his successful amateur boxing career, Onyok Velasco joined the entertainment industry as a comedian and appeared in several movies and television shows and sitcoms.
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Mansueto Velasco
Mansueto ("Onyok") Velasco (born June 26, 1972) is a Filipino boxer from Bago City, Negros Occidental. He competed in the Men's 48 kg (light-flyweight) category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and took home the silver medal, the Philippines' only medal of the games. He is the twin brother of Roel Velasco, winner of the Olympic bronze 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.
Olympic results
• Defeated Chih-Hsiu Tsai (Taiwan) RSC 1 (2:27)
• Defeated Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba) 14-5He later had an unsuccessful career as a comedian, appearing in several ABS-CBN sitcoms.
Onyok Velasco appeared on Several TV shows in tandem with famous celebrities such as Bong Revilla, Richard Gomez, and Inna Raymundo.
Olympic results
• Defeated Chih-Hsiu Tsai (Taiwan) RSC 1 (2:27)
• Defeated Hamid Berhili (Morocco) 20-10
• Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) 22-10
• Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria) 6-19
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