AFTER two long years, boxer Rey Loreto has yet to be paid of his purse.
Boxing trainer and coach Joven Jorda on Thursday took to social media his disgust and plead for help to President Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Manny Pacquiao, and Agriculture Sec. Manny Pi?ol for the release of his prize.
Loreto, in 2015, retained his IBO world light flyweight against Nkosinathi Joyi in South Africa via a a frist round knock out with Pi?ol serving as match maker.
The Calinan, Davao City fighter who now trains at the Highland Boxing Gym in La Trinidad after failing to get his price money right after the fight then wrote Games and Amusement Board chairman Juan Ramon Guanzon through boxing division chief Nasser Cruz in a bid to collect his purse money worth $40,000 and $2,000 training allowance, which is close to P2 million.
“Unfortunately, after the fight and up to this date, our promoter, Siphato Handi of Mamali Sports Promotions, failed to give what is due me as a boxer,” Loreto said in his letter.
The former world champion added Pi?ol, who was the chief executive officer of Sonshine Sports Management, earlier gave him $1,000 and another $300 to Jorda as South African boxing promoter Siphatho Handi, who is also the manager of Joyi, failed to remit the amount of $45,000 representing Loreto’s purse and that of another Filipino boxer, Jetly Purisima, who fought in the undercard of the championship bout but lost a 10-round bout by decision.
Jorda meanwhile hopes Loreto’s fight purse will be paid so the former world champion can finally savor his victory.
“Umaasa po kami na sana po matulongan kami dahil dalawang taon na mula noong aming world title defense kontra kay Joyi pero hanggang ngayon po ay di pa po kami nababayaran sa fight po na iyon,” Jorda said in his post.
