Pacquiao (photo) wrote a letter to the president of Indonesia asking for his compatriot's life.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is one of the most important men in his country, but according to his manager, Bob Arum, the fighter has shown influence beyond borders. According to the agent, Pacquiao was responsible for saving fellow countrywoman Mary Jane Veloso from death row in Indonesia. She was to be executed alongside the Brazilian Rodrigo Gularte and seven other convicts, last Tuesday, but at the last moment she ended up being removed from the list.
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At the press conference preceding the super fight against American Floyd Mayweather, Arum began contacting the press by revealing his athlete's action to save his countryman. For the businessman, a letter written by Pacquiao was what saved his wife's life from execution.
“Look at Manny (Pacquiao)’s notoriety around the world. An incident happened that I was following yesterday about 9 people who were arrested in Indonesia for drug trafficking. There were eight men and one Filipino woman. They were all sentenced to death. Manny wrote a letter to the President of Indonesia explaining that he would fight on May 2nd and he asked the President of Indonesia to spare this woman's life. Yesterday eight of the drug traffickers were executed, but the woman's life was spared. That's the kind of influence this guy has around the world. Everyone knows that”, revealed Bob Arum.
The fight
The fight between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and North American Floyd Mayweather, which has been called 'The fight of the century', takes place this Saturday, May 2nd, starting at 22pm (Brasília time)
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