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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Boxing devider Elorde Awards Night is back

Elorde Awards Night is back

Published Feb 10, 2023 12:59 pm
The Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde Boxing Awards returns on March 25.

The Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Boxing Awards Banquet of Champions will be returning on a very special night of trilogy on March 25 on its 23rd anniversary at the Okada Manila Grand Ballroom in Parañaque City.  

After three years of absence because of Covid-19 pandemic, the annual awards night will honor the country’s best and top performing boxers from the professional and amateur ranks from 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Johnny, one of Elorde’s seven children, announced that eight-division world champion former Senator Manny Pacquiao and four-weight division world champion Nonito Donaire Jr. would be cited with the Special Award of Distinction for continuously reaping world championship crowns even after being  elevated to the Elorde Hall of Fame several years back and winning the Boxer of the Year award for seven consecutive times.

“After three years, we are finally back to recognize the accomplishments of more Filipino upcoming boxing stars and current world champions every year,” Elorde, the husband of Liza who is also the event’s annual head organizer, announced. 

A total of seven boxers have been chosen as boxer of the year headed by 2019, 2020 and 2021 IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas, 2019, 2020 and 2021 WBO bantamweight champion Johnriel Casimero, 2019 and 2020 IBF minimum weight titleholder Pedro Taduran, 2021 and 2022 IBF minimum weight champion Rene Mark Cuarto, 2022 WBC featherweight champion Mark Magsayo, reigning IBO flyweight champion Dave Apolinario and 2019 and 2021 WBO and WBA minimum weight champion Vic Saludar. 

The Elorde Awards will also honor amateur fighters that won medals in the Tokyo Olympics like Olympic silver medalists Carlo Paalam and Nesthy Petecio and bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial together with 2019 Southeast Asian Games boxing medalists in Manila. 

They are expected to join the other awardees — Fight of the Year, Most Promising Boxer, Best Manager, Best Trainer, Best Referee, Special Awards to benefactors and boxing’s most influential people, and best amateur fighters — and the 23 Philippine champions and 62 world/international/regional champions. 

Aside from celebrating the 88th birthday of Filipino ring legend and icon Gabriel Elorde, the annual festivity will also pay tribute to the matriarch Laura Elorde, the wife of Gabriel, who died peacefully in May 2020 at his residence in Paranaque City. 

The first Elorde Awards started in 2000 at the Manila Hotel.

Prior to the start of the awards, a traditional pro championship boxing bouts will also be held starting 3 p.m.

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