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Trip down memory lane: Pacquiao receives warm Sablayan welcome
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 19 Jan 2025
The legendary Manny Pacquiao took a trip down memory lane over the weekend when he graced the latest staging of Blow-By-Blow in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro.
It was an unforgettable trip by boxing’s only eight-division champion, who, on 22 January 1995, made his professional debut in Sablayan, winning a four-round unanimous decision over local fighter Titing Ignacio.
Two months later, Pacquiao was back in Sablayan and he beat Pinoy Montejo of Cebu also in four rounds.
“This place holds a special place in my heart,” Pacquiao, who was at ringside and seen by big crowd, said in his return visit in the municipality that played a pivotal role in his meteoric rise.
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao speaks to the Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro crowd on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 during the Blow by Blow boxing event which he promotes. Thirty years ago on January 22, 1995, Pacquiao fought his first professional fight in this place.
While it was Pacquiao that everyone in the venue wanted to see, the main event of the San Miguel Beer-presented show saw Pepito Masangkay knocked out Alvin Lagumbay for the Philippine Boxing Federation super-lightweight crown.
Cignal’s ONE Sports channel is the official broadcast partner of Blow-By-Blow that is telecast every Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
Blow-By-Blow was revived by the program’s most accomplished fighter in November 2022 with the mission of providing Filipino boxers a venue to showcase their wares.
Last year, it staged its first world title fight when it held the World Boxing Council minimumweight title clash between Filipino champion Melvin Jerusalem and Mexican mandatory challenger Luis Castillo.
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