27-07-2025
Torre declared winner as Baste Duterte a no-show in charity event
A referee raises the hand of Philippine National Police chief Police General Nicolas Torre III after declaring him the winner in the 'Boxing for a Cause: Laban Para sa Nasalanta' charity boxing event at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, July 27, 2025. His opponent, acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte was a no-show. JUSTIN KENNETH CARANDANG/GMA Integrated News
Philippine National Police chief Police General Nicolas Torre III was declared as the winner of the match supposedly against acting Davao City mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte with the latter not showing up in the 'Boxing for a Cause: Laban Para sa Nasalanta' event at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on Sunday.
Moments after Torre entered the ring, ten counts were made to determine if Duterte will show up.
However, no Duterte appeared afterwards.
Hundreds flocked to the Rizal Memorial Coliseum to watch the said event.
Three undercard matches were also held prior to the main event.
On Sunday last week, Duterte challenged Torre to a fistfight in a vlog uploaded on YouTube.
Torre accepted the challenge. -KG, GMA Integrated News
