By Charlie Lagasca
Philippine Star
This time it was a Ricky Hatton fan.
A boxing fan here who placed his bet on the British slugger during the much-awaited “Battle of the East and West†reportedly suffered a stroke and died while watching Hatton being pummeled by Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao last Sunday.
Mike Villaflores, 43, of the neighboring Barangay Bonfal West, Bayombong town here, was immediately rushed to the Medical Mission Group Hospital after collapsing upon seeing Pacquiao floor Hatton for the second time in the first round.
The victim was watching the bout live on the big screen at the jampacked Solano cockpit arena at the time of the incident.
“His companions noticed that he was already gasping for breath after Pacquiao delivered the first knockdown. He collapsed almost simultaneously as Hatton suffered a second knockdown,†said a newspaper vendor here.
“We heard he bet a big sum on Hatton. The victim and his companion were noticeably speechless and seemed bewildered,†he added.
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