Onyok Velasco

{{Infobox boxer (amateur)

| image = Mansueto Velasco 2017 stamp of the Philippines.jpg

| caption = Velasco on 2017 stamp

| full_name = Mansueto Velasco Jr.

| nicknames = Onyok

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|01|10}}

| birth_place = Bago, Negros Occidental, Philippines

| height = 1.57 m{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/mansueto-velasco-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418010818/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/mansueto-velasco-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Mansueto Velasco}}

| weight = 48 kg

| weight class = Light flyweight

| show-medals = yes

| medaltemplates =

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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.

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Olympic results

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;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

Velasco retired from boxing due to lack of government support and pursued an acting career, stating that he found it more financially sustainable.{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/07/20/21/why-silver-winner-onyok-turning-to-comedy-breaks-fellow-olympian-monsours-heart|title=Why silver winner Onyok turning to comedy breaks fellow Olympian Monsour's heart|first=Dennis|last=Gasgonia|website=ABS-CBN News|date=July 20, 2021}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZGwVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TwsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6366%2C1360619|last=Japitana|first=Norma|title=A New Wave of Film Bios|pages=30|date=August 9, 1996|newspaper=Manila Standard|publisher=Philippine Manila Standard Publishing|accessdate=March 14, 2023|via=Google News}}{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IlMbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_UoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3140%2C231278|title=Onyok as Onyok in "Velasco Story"|pages=19|date=December 2, 1997|newspaper=Manila Standard|publisher=Philippine Manila Standard Publishing|accessdate=February 5, 2023|via=Google News}}

Velasco later had a successful career as a comedian, appearing in several sitcoms and comedy films, including Show Me Da Manny on GMA 7.{{Cite news |last=Cu-Unjieng |first=Philip |title='Show Me the Manny' |work=Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2009/12/29/536060/show-me-manny |access-date=2021-07-27}} He also played the role of a boxing trainer on the TV5 comedy-drama Beki Boxer.{{Cite news |date=17 April 2014 |title=Pacman serves as inspiration for Alwyn |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/04/17/1313462/pacman-serves-inspiration-alwyn |access-date=2021-07-27}}{{Cite news |date=13 February 2014 |title=Alwyn Uytingco downplays comparisons of Beki Boxer with My Husband's Lover |language=en |url=https://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/13325/alwyn-uytingco-downplays-comparisons-of-beki-boxer-with-my-husband39s-lover |access-date=2021-07-27}}

Unfulfilled incentives

For his feat in the 1996 Summer Olympics, he received pledges of monetary and non-monetary incentives. He was able to receive {{Philippine peso|1 million}} from then-Manila Mayor Mel Lopez and {{Philippine peso|500,000}} from the Philippine Sports Commission. However, not all of these pledges materialized as of 2021 including a {{Philippine peso|2.5 million}} pledge by the House of Representatives in 1996 and the title for the house and lot he received.{{cite news |last1=Nasiad |first1=Frederick |title=Onyok did not get all promised reward |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/08/05/sports/onyok-did-not-get-all-promised-reward/1809701 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=The Manila Times |date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Palace to look into Onyok Velasco's possible incentive |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1149524 |access-date=7 August 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}