Onyok Velasco
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Full name | Mansueto Velasco Jr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Onyok[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines[1] | January 10, 1974||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Light flyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a Filipino retired boxer, comedian and actor from Bago, Negros Occidental. 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 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1]
Olympic results
[edit]- 1996 Summer Olympics results
- Defeated Chih-Hsiu Tsai (Taiwan) RSC 1 (2:27)
- Defeated Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba) PTS 14–5
- Defeated Hamid Berhili (Morocco) PTS 20–10
- Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain) PTS 22–10
- Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria) PTS 6–19 (claim silver medal)
Acting career
[edit]Velasco retired from boxing due to lack of government support and pursued an acting career, stating that he found it more financially sustainable.[2] His life and boxing career was featured in the 1997 film The Onyok Velasco Story, where he played himself. This marked his first venture into acting.[3][4]
Velasco later had a successful career as a comedian, appearing in several sitcoms and comedy films, including Show Me Da Manny on GMA 7.[5] He also played the role of a boxing trainer on the TV5 comedy-drama Beki Boxer.[6][7]
Unfulfilled incentives
[edit]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.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]- Tarajing Pot Pot (ABS-CBN 2)
- GMA Supershow (GMA 7) - guest
- ASAP Natin 'To (ABS-CBN 2)
- Magandang Tanghali Bayan (ABS-CBN 2)
- Tropang Trumpo (TV5) – guest
- Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN 2)
- Richard Loves Lucy (ABS-CBN 2)
- Ispup (TV5)
- Da Body En Da Guard (ABS-CBN 2)
- Da Pilya En Da Pilot (ABS-CBN 2)
- Idol Ko si Kap (GMA 7)
- OK Fine, Whatever (ABS-CBN 2)
- OK Fine, Oh Yes! (ABS-CBN 2)
- OK Fine, 'To Ang Gusto Nyo! (ABS-CBN 2)
- Kool Ka Lang (GMA 7)
- Magpakailanman (GMA 7)
- Kamao: Matira't Matibay (ABS-CBN 2) – co-host
- Extra Challenge (GMA 7)
- Sabi Ni Nanay (SOLAR TV)
- Kemis: Kay Misis Umasa (SOLAR TV)
- Maynila (GMA 7)
- Baywalk (QTV 11)
- Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) – judge
- It's Showtime (ABS-CBN 2) – celebrity judge
- Everybody Hapi (TV5)
- Pinoy Records Presents: Pinoy Extreme Talent (GMA 7) – judge
- Show Me Da Manny (GMA 7)
- Ang Pinaka (GMA News TV 11)
- Totoo TV (TV5) – guest
- Magic Palayok (GMA 7)
- Manny Many Prizes (GMA 7)
- Toda Max (ABS-CBN 2)
- Pepito Manaloto (GMA 7) – guest
- Beki Boxer (TV5) – Ninong Onyok
- Celebrity Bluff (GMA 7)
- Wasak (Aksyon TV 41)
- Tunay na Buhay (GMA 7)
- Matanglawin (ABS-CBN 2) – guest
- Aha! (GMA 7) – guest
- Demolition Job (TV5)
- Don't Lose the Money (GMA 7) – guest
- Basta Every Day Happy (GMA 7) – guest
- Astig (TV5)
- Ismol Family (GMA 7) – guest
- Sabado Badoo (GMA 7)
- Mac and Chiz (TV5)
- Sunday PinaSaya (GMA 7)
- Till I Met You (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- My Super D (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- Langit Lupa (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- Dear Uge (GMA 7)
- FPJ's Ang Probinsyano (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- Home Sweetie Home (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- La Luna Sangre (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- Alyas Robin Hood (GMA 7) - guest
- Wansapanataym Presents: Amazing Ving (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- Cain at Abel (GMA 7) - guest
- Victor Magtanggol (GMA 7)
- Precious Hearts Presents: Los Bastardos (ABS-CBN 2)
- The General's Daughter (ABS-CBN 2) - guest
- Magandang Buhay (A2Z 11) - guest
- Mars Pa More (GMA 7) - guest
- First Yaya (GMA 7) - guest
- John en Ellen (TV5) - guest
- Huwag Kang Mangamba (A2Z 11) - guest
- Niña Niño (TV5) - guest
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Gasgonia, Dennis (July 20, 2021). "Why silver winner Onyok turning to comedy breaks fellow Olympian Monsour's heart". ABS-CBN News.
- ^ Japitana, Norma (August 9, 1996). "A New Wave of Film Bios". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. p. 30. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Google News.
- ^ "Onyok as Onyok in "Velasco Story"". Manila Standard. Philippine Manila Standard Publishing. December 2, 1997. p. 19. Retrieved February 5, 2023 – via Google News.
- ^ Cu-Unjieng, Philip. "'Show Me the Manny'". Philippine Star. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Pacman serves as inspiration for Alwyn". 17 April 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ "Alwyn Uytingco downplays comparisons of Beki Boxer with My Husband's Lover". 13 February 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
- ^ Nasiad, Frederick (5 August 2021). "Onyok did not get all promised reward". The Manila Times. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Palace to look into Onyok Velasco's possible incentive". Philippine News Agency. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1974 births
- Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Filipino male comedians
- Living people
- Olympic boxers for the Philippines
- Olympic silver medalists for the Philippines
- Boxers from Negros Occidental
- Male actors from Negros Occidental
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in boxing
- Boxers at the 1994 Asian Games
- Filipino male boxers
- Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- Light-flyweight boxers
- Filipino male television actors