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Four men in their 60s died from heart attacks while watching the much-anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight on Sun, May 3.
ABS-CBNnews.com reported on the first three cases.
In the town of Barcelona, Sorsogon, Jesus Datur, 62, suffered a heart attack after seeing the first round of the bout. He was a town councilor.
In Tabaco City, Albay, Adolfo Benoya Sr., 60, also suffered a heart attack while watching the bout’s second round. One of the last things he said while watching the fight was, “Hindi ko na kaya (I can’t take this).”
In Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur senior citizen Bonifacio Rabara, suffered a heart attack as he watched Pacquiao and Mayweather’s smackdown.
Meanwhile, Julie S. Alipala’s report in The Philippine Daily Inquirer reveals that Catalino Guevarra, 69, a resident of Barangay Talon-Talon, Zamboanga was found dead on the living room couch by his family during the 11th round of fight.
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