By Ronnie Nathanielsz
Rod Nazario, the man who was largely responsible for steering the career of Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao passed away early Thursday morning after a lingering illness. He was 74.
Nazario’s close associate Moy Lainez told us, Nazario died a very happy man because Pacquiao had visited him more than once recently and was at the 9th anniversary celebration of Nazario’s weekly TV boxing show “In This Corner” at the Wild Card Gym in Sucat, Paranaque.
Lainez told us Nazario was very pleased when Pacquiao granted his request to feature talented Filipino bantamweight Eden Sonsona on the undercard of his “Fire Power” showdown with WBO champion Miguel Cotto on November 14.
