Eman Bacosa, the young Filipino boxer has been the talk of the town lately after the 19-year-old fighter was the alleged illegitimate son of boxing icon, Manny Pacquiao. Eman, whose real name is Emmanuel Joseph Bacosa Pacquiao, made headlines a few months back after his professional boxing debut. Since then, people have been talking about the rising star, mainly because he truly resembled the Filipino boxing champion.
Recently, Manny Pacquiao seems to be very present in Eman’s life, especially in the teen’s boxing career
A TikTok video showing Pac-Man personally training Eman and teaching him the ropes is going viral on the internet. Another moment captured by netizens also went viral wherein Eman was seen kissing and hugging Manny Pacquaio, who was on the sidelines during his fight against Noel Pangantao. After winning the battle, Eman rushed down to reach Manny in a heartwarming manner.
Bacosa clinched his first pro boxing win over Pangantao via technical knock-out. The bout took place in Pacquiao’s hometown, General Santos City. The match was highly anticipated knowing that the 8-division world champion would be in attendance and his alleged love child would be the one stepping into the ring. Meanwhile, Eman made his family proud, especially his father, after dominating the fight in just 32 seconds in the first round.
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Last September, Eman Bacosa fought Laguna’s Jommel Cudiamat. However, it ended in a draw. So far, Bacosa has been in the ring twice and currently has a record of 1 win, 0 loss, and 1 draw. He’s been fighting in matches organized by Manny Pacquiao’s Blow by Blow event which is promoted by MP promotions. In addition, Eman is also being trained by Pac-Man’s close friends and coaches, coach Buboy Fernandez and coach Dodie Boy Peñalosa.
The Boxing champion falls in love with the waitress
If you’re wondering who is Eman’s mother and Manny Pacquiao‘s baby mama, then we just have the answer for you. Actually, she was in front of newspapers many years ago, not just once, but twice. The woman who gave birth to the now-sensational boxer is a woman named Joanna Rose Bacosa.
In 2003, Joanna and Manny reportedly met in City Square Hotel where the former was working as a waitress and a KTV bar receptionist. At the time, Pacquiao was already a superstar and a world champion. Shortly after, Joanna and Manny fell in love, resulting in Bacosa getting pregnant. On January 2, 2004, Joanna gave birth to Eman and claimed that Manny Pacquiao was the father considering that the boxing icon was identified on the child’s birth certificate. But, this all happened while Manny was already married to Jinkee Pacquiao and the couple already had two sons, Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr. (Jimuel) and Michael Stephen Pacquiao.
The photo below was taken in 2005, in a hotel in Cebu, where Joanna, Manny, and Eman were last captured being together. In 2006, Joanna filed criminal and civil charges against the athlete. She claimed that Pacquiao hasn’t been giving child support. However, just a few months later, the court dismissed the case.
In 2011, Joanna Rose Bacosa spoke out again and now wants Manny to recognize their love child. She went to a TV station and talked about her past relationship with the boxer-turned-politician. Eman was just 7 years old at the time but his life was already filled with a lot of controversy.
Many years later, the same boy would follow in his father’s footsteps in hopes of becoming another boxing champion. Although Manny Pacquiao hasn’t officially said that Eman Bacosa is his illegitimate son, his actions speak louder than his words. The 45-year-old celebrity has been spotted with Eman multiple times and is even training him in the sport they both love. Plus, you can’t deny that Eman looks a lot like Manny.
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— Virgilio Arayon (@arayon_virgilio) July 11, 2021
Women will always lust after powerful men, even if they are married. Shameful and disgusting.