GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Boxers Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire will be given a hero’s welcome when they return to General Santos City, the city mayor said on Sunday.
General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera said they are now coordinating with the teams of both Donaire and Pacquiao to prepare for the welcome.
Pacquiao on Sunday made history anew as he became the first active senator to win a world boxing championship.
The 37-year-old Pacquiao, who was elected a member of the Senate last May, overpowered the younger Jessie Vargas in 12 rounds, showed off his still remarkable speed and accuracy and flashed his punching power in front of a sellout crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
Donaire, on the other hand, lost his WBO super bantamweight title to Jessie Magdaleno.
