Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief General Nicolas Torre III on Thursday said the charity boxing match between him and acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte is set at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila this coming Sunday.
“The Rizal Memorial Coliseum is actually already set. A ring is already being set up there for Sunday,” Torre said on the sidelines of his boxing practice at the PNP Gym on Thursday.
“Anytime, I am ready. Now if he’s (Duterte) not there, we will just continue with our activity of giving ayuda to our kababayan,” he added.
However, the police chief pointed out that he might not be in shape to last the 12 rounds of boxing.
“I’m old and according to my trainer, my stamina is not like before, and I no longer punch hard… I am no longer strong, but to give our kababayan entertainment so we can have some sort of credibility in showing up, I made some refresher on what I used to do,” Torre said.
“I am ready. When I was still a plebe (at the Philippine National Police Academy), I experienced being punched while my hands were tied behind my back. So I am just thinking about it as part of the preparation… There was a challenge made, and I just saw this as an opportunity to raise funds and help our kababayan,” he added.