BalotSports.info: Enshrinement set for sports heroes

It will be a night of veneration and reminiscing when the first batch of Filipino sporting icons is enshrined into the PHILIPPINE SPORTS HALL OF FAME on Wednesday evening at the Maynilad Hall of the Manila Hotel. ... Elorde reigned as WBC super featherweight champion for seven years until 1967, while Guilledo was the first Filipino world champion when he lorded it over in the flyweight class from 1923 to 1925. Garcia enjoyed a brief yet memorable reign as world ...