DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte will be among thousands of VIPs who will be at ringside when Filipino bomber Z “The Dream” Gorres fights World Boxing Organization (WBO) super flyweight king Fernando Montiel of Mexico in an explosive 12-round championship showdown tonight at the Cebu City Sports Complex in Cebu.
Christopher “Bong” Go, the mayor’s executive assistant and city sports coordinator, said joining Duterte in watching the bout will be businessman Mike Ayala and several friends from Davao. Go will also join the trip.
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao spearheads around 3,000 VIPs during fight night. Also coming for the big international fight are top Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmena, other top government officials and celebrities.
Both Duterte and Pacquiao are good friends. Pacquiao, in fact, is an adopted son of Davao City.
Also appearing in the fight card dubbed “Moment of Truth” will be Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista and Jimrex Jaca. (CRAM)
