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Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a Filipino retired boxer, comedian and actor from Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Competing in the 48 kg category he won a gold medal at the 1994 Asian Games and a silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Philippines' only medal at those Games. He is the younger brother of Roel Velasco, a light-flyweight boxer who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.[1]

Onyok Velasco
Velasco on 2017 stamp
Personal information
Full nameMansueto Velasco Jr.
Nickname(s)Onyok[1]
Born (1974-01-10) January 10, 1974 (age 48)
Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines[1]
Height1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight flyweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing the  Philippines
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Light flyweight (-48 kg)
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima Light flyweight (-48 kg)
Asian Amateur Boxing Championships
1995 Tashkent Light Flyweight

Olympic results



Television career


Velasco retired from boxing due to lack of government support. Supporting a family of his own, he found that pursuing an acting career is more financially sustainable.[2]

Velasco later had a successful career as a comedian, appearing in several ABS-CBN sitcoms and on Manny Pacquiao's Show Me Da Manny on GMA 7.[3] He also played the role of a boxing trainer on the TV5 comedy-drama Beki Boxer.[4][5]


Unfulfilled incentives


For his feat in the 1996 Summer Olympics, he received pledges of monetary and non-monetary incentives. He was able to receive ₱1 million from then-Manila Mayor Mel Lopez and ₱500,000 from the Philippine Sports Commission. However not all of these pledges materialized as of 2021 including a ₱2.5 million pledge by the House of Representatives in 1996 and the title for the house and lot he received.[6][7]


Filmography



Television



References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mansueto Velasco.
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mansueto Velasco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. News, Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN (July 20, 2021). "Why silver winner Onyok turning to comedy breaks fellow Olympian Monsour's heart". ABS-CBN News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. Cu-Unjieng, Philip. "'Show Me the Manny'". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  4. "Pacman serves as inspiration for Alwyn". 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. "Alwyn Uytingco downplays comparisons of Beki Boxer with My Husband's Lover". 13 February 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  6. Nasiad, Frederick (5 August 2021). "Onyok did not get all promised reward". The Manila Times. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. "Palace to look into Onyok Velasco's possible incentive". Philippine News Agency. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.



На других языках

- [en] Onyok Velasco

[es] Mansueto Velasco

Mansueto Velasco (Bago, Filipinas, 10 de enero de 1974) es un deportista olímpico filipino que compitió en boxeo, en la categoría de peso minimosca y que consiguió la medalla de plata en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atlanta 1996.[1]

[fr] Mansueto Velasco

Mansueto Velasco est un boxeur philippin né le 10 janvier 1974 à Bago City. Son frère Roel est également un boxeur médaillé aux Jeux olympiques.

[it] Mansueto Velasco

Mansueto Velasco (Bago, 10 gennaio 1974) è un ex pugile filippino.

[ru] Веласко, Мансуэто

Мансуэ́то Велáско-млáдший (англ. Mansueto Velasco Jr.; род. 10 января 1974 (1974-01-10)) — филиппинский боксёр и комик из города Баго, Западный Негрос, Филиппины. Соревновался в мужской первой наилегчайшей весовой категории на летних Олимпийских играх 1996 в Атланте, завоевав серебряную медаль, единственную медаль Филиппин на всех Олимпийских играх 1996. Является младшим братом Роэля Веласко, получившего бронзовую медаль на летних Олимпийских играх 1992, также выступая в первой наилегчайшей весовой категории. До этого Веласко-младший стал одним из трёх филиппинских боксёров, которые завоевали золотые медали на летних Азиатских играх 1994, проходивших в Хиросиме, Япония.


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