Streets that are usually filled with Sunday shoppers are mostly empty as people stopped to watch Manny Pacquiao fight Mario Barrios.. – LEO UDTOHAN
Under the scorching sun, boxing aficionados on Sunday, July 20, gather in front of an appliance store in Ma. Clara Street, Tagbilaran City in Bohol and huddle around a small TV screen to watch the Manny Pacquiao vs Mario Barrios fight and cheer for fellow Boholano, Mark Magsayo. In other parts of the city, streets that are usually filled with Sunday shoppers are mostly empty. – LEO UDTOHAN
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — No traffic.
Life came to a halt in many areas in the province of Bohol on Sunday, July 20, as locals gathered to witness boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s return to the ring against American Mario Barrios.
In Ma. Clara Street in the capital Tagbilaran City, tricycle drivers and other boxing aficionados paused their daily rounds to crowd around a small television screen provided by an appliance store under the scorching heat, with no seats—only passion—to watch the much-anticipated bout and support fellow Boholano Mark Magsayo.
Magsayo, a native of Tagbilaran, delivered a strong performance, defeating Mexico’s Jorge Mata Cuellar via unanimous decision in a 10-round super featherweight clash at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. His victory marked a clean 2-0 sweep for Filipino fighters in the event’s undercard.
Not all spectators were happy with the fight of 46-year-old Pacquiao who, in his first fight in nearly four years, battled the 30-year-old Barrios to a majority draw in a weatherfeight title.
Ian Mendoza, 45, said the fight wasn’t good. “It was not a good fight. It seems like an exhibition game. Pacman has definitely lost his edge. Hopefully, sano (fellow) Magsayo’s career continues to rise,” he said. INQ
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