Maiahon sa hirap ang pamilya, Olympic wish ni Aira Villegas
Maiahon sa hirap ang pamilya, Olympic wish ni Aira Villegas
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00:00Aside from experience and talent,
00:03Ira Villegas, a boxer, has a deeper motivation
00:07to continue the good campaign in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
00:12What is it?
00:13Let's find out in this episode of Paolo Salamat.
00:23Who would have thought that a sport that used to be just for fun
00:26would lead to 29-year-old Ira Villegas' success in the Olympics.
00:32She started to love boxing at the age of 9
00:36because of her older brother who is a male boxer.
00:40When Villegas was just a kid, he fell in love with his older brother, Rominic.
00:44Not only for the trophies and medals displayed in their house,
00:48but also for his financial support to his family when he was still a boxer.
00:54Since then, Ira has been working as a boxer for the National Team since 2012
00:59as a member of the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines
01:02where she has participated in international and local events
01:07including the current Paris Olympics.
01:11And now that her competition is near,
01:14Villegas is sharing her motivation
01:19for the chance to change the life of her family.
01:24Now, of course, I am dedicating my victory to my family.
01:29Of course, first to God, then to my family and myself
01:32so that we can change our lives.
01:35Of course, I came from nothing.
01:38We are really poor.
01:40This is also my way to give something to my family.
01:45Despite the successes, it was not easy for Villegas
01:49to face challenges in his career as a boxer
01:52due to the many defeats and injuries he suffered.
01:56Because of this, National Women's Boxing Team coach Reynaldo Galido
02:01encouraged Villegas to stop his boxing career.
02:07He had a lot of injuries.
02:09He was injured for a year.
02:13His tito was injured.
02:17He thought that his boxing career was over.
02:22He did not want to box because of his injuries.
02:27Of course, he was also worried about himself and his family.
02:34That was the biggest motivation for him to work hard
02:39to be able to play again in the Olympics
02:42because of his family and himself.
02:45He really pushed himself to recover immediately.
02:51For now, Villegas has no plans to waste his campaign in the Olympics
02:55where he only needs two wins
02:59to get this medal that will change his life.
03:03But before anything else,
03:05Villegas' camp was focused on their semifinals
03:08of the Women's 50kg event
03:10against the world-renowned top women's flyweight boxer
03:13Businas Cakiroglu of Turkey
03:15which will take place tomorrow at 4 am Manila Time.
03:20Paulo Salamatin for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.