LAST Saturday, in the mountain resort town of Magpet in North Cotabato, about 2,000 people gathered to witness eight young fighters slug it out hoping to become future boxing champions. For most of them, who were fighting as professional boxers for the first time, it was the start of a long and hard journey to proverbial fame and fortune.
Not all of them will go that far though. Some will fall by the sideways as the competition toughens.
But judging by the participation and the reception of the crowd which witnessed the launching of ?Tomorrow?s Champions II,? it easy to conclude Philippine boxing will never run out of prospective boxing talents who would like to be like Manny Pacquiao while the crowd will never get tired of watching young boys trading punches in an attempt to lift their families from poverty.
?Tomorrow?s Champions? will be aired on a delayed basis on PTV4 as part of the effort to introduce these young boys to a bigger audience through the magic of modern communications.
Backed by my brothers who all have a stake in the Braveheart Boxing Club which has so far produced world caliber fighters after a decade of involvement with amateur and professional boxing, Tomorrow?s Champions received a huge support from American Howie Inafuku, a boxing and gamefowl enthusiast.
Inafuku?s HIwaii Media Productions, still an unregistered media outfit, has partnered with Braveheart Media Promotions to produce ?Tomorrow?s Champions? for Philippine television.
