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Back to basics for Lopez

By Joaquin M. Henson | May 31, 2002 - 12:00am

In 1986, Mel Lopez initiated a grassroots program in Manila to introduce boxing to inner city youth. It wasn't just to ferret out future prospects. Lopez' main goal was to offer a sports alternative for kids who...

Sports

ABAP reaches out to Manila’s 1,184 children

May 27, 2002 - 12:00am

"Manila is indeed a haven for future boxers," said Mel Lopez, former Philippine Sports Commission chairman and Manila mayor, during the last leg of the Boxing Lessons in Tondo, another project of the Grassroots...

Sports