Eman Bacosa Pacquiao, the son of the only eight-division world champion in boxing, Manny Pacquiao, said that he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps.
In an interview, Eman narrated how he decided to become a boxer.
According to him, he wanted to try boxing and always prayed to become one.
“Minsan po nagsabi ang mama ko kung ‘ano ba, gusto mo ba talaga magboxing’ so nagpray po ako sa kwarto ko… gusto ko po talaga magboxing. So sabi ko, gusto po ng ‘heart’ ko magboxing. So ‘yun pinagpray ko po talaga sa Panginoon na magboxing ako. ‘Yun po nagdecide akong mag-pro,” said Eman.
He believed that he inherited the braveness of his father.
“gusto ko pong maging world champion someday kagaya po ni Daddy at gusto ko rin po makatulong sa pamilya ko… at maging proud sa akin ang daddy ko.” he stated.
Eman was the son of Pacquiao to another woman, Joanna Rosa Bacosa.
His existence became known when Mrs. Bacosa filed a complaint against the boxing world champion in 2006.
There were rumors that Pacquiao’s wife, Jinkee, urged her husband to recognize Eman, which explained his frequent appearances with the boxing champion.
Meanwhile, boxing fans were wishing Eman success to his boxing journey.