Joven Jimenez’s boxing pedigree brought him this far in boxing. As a young boy of 10, he was greatly influenced by his parents Angeles and Virgincita Hallasgo Jimenez who are local promoters of Boxing in Bukidnon.
According to an article posted by Super Balita Cebu on February 3, 2018, after Jimenez got married in Manila, he kept looking for those who wanted to become boxers. He gathered a total of twenty young and aspiring pugilists. But as years went by, all of those twenty students gradually left him.
But even with that painful experience, there was only one person who remained among the aspiring boxers. That’s none other than Jerwin Ancajas who was the only one loyal and believed in Joven's ability as a mentor. They have been together through thick or thin, their hardships at the Survival Camp in Magallanes, in all of those grueling Ancajas defenses, the heartbreaking twin losses against Fernando Daniel Martinez, the ups and downs, and their roller-coaster ride of riding in tandem boxer and trainer.
Until Jerwin received that fatal liver blow from Takuma Inoue and failed to bring home the crown last night.
After each fight, there are three questions the boxer and his team shall consider: Did they do their very best to give honor to the flag? Did they play fair and fully abided by the Code of Sportsmanship? Did they entertain the fans? Have they been compensated accordingly? If the answer to each question was yes, then that’s enough reason for them to celebrate.
Besides, whether you win or lose you still get to go out and roam around in many places either as a participant or poster boy for the sport.
Judging from that video posted by journalist JM Siasat on Facebook hours ago, it emphasized that Joven is like a father figure to Jerwin. Despite that career-deciding loss last night, Joven assured Jerwin that he would just be around even if he’s no longer his coach.
Not unlike Joven’s biological father Angeles who always supports his trainer son throughout.
Speaking of Joven’s father, tomorrow, February 26 is Angeles’s 86th birth anniversary. The proud father of Joven was born in 1938.
Happy birthday to the old man and thanks for directing and honing his son as one of the most respected and steadfast disciples of the sport of boxing the Philippines ever produced.
Cheer up and cheers!
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Asian Boxing)
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