Around this time two years ago, American boxing man Sean Gibbons was rushing to rebook his flight back to the United States (US).
As the world was coming to grips with Covid-19, Gibbons was getting antsy.
What if he gets stuck in the Philippines?
That would be a nightmare since his family and kids are all in the US.
Sensing the urgency of the matter, Gibbons successfully got a confirmed flight, and, in no time, landed at LAX.
Gibbons must have thought that he’d be back in no time.
It wasn’t the case.
Last week, Gibbons finally returned to the Philippines to attend to matters relative to his bread and butter: Boxing.
“It was as if I never left,” Gibbons said.
He immediately checked in at his favorite hotel in the heart of Makati and felt right at home.
Gibbons represents World Boxing Council featherweight champion Mark Magsayo.
Also under MP Promotions are Jerwin Ancajas and Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Eumir Marcial and bantamweight contender Jonas Sultan and a few other topnotch talents.
Given his strong connections, it is no surprise that many Filipino-owned stables are going after Gibbons since he delivers the goods.
Not only does Gibbons come up with fights on US soil, the former fighter guarantees cracks at world titles.
During his absence in the country, Gibbons managed to import Filipino talents to the US for big fights and having them fight on just about every major promoters’ shows.
“If you got a promising fighter you want to develop, you go look for Sean Gibbons because Sean speeds up everything,” one stable owner said.
Of course, not everyone who Gibbons brought to the US struck gold.
There were instances as well when things didn’t fall into place when the Filipino import wound up getting beaten up black and blue.
But generally, hooking up with Gibbons makes a world of difference.
If you have solid talent in your hands, you better tap Gibbons’ expertise.
In the coming months, there would be more and more Filipino punches getting that much-needed break.
Just watch.
