PBA legend Samboy 'The Skywalker' Lim collapses, rushed to hospital

MANILA, Philippines - Basketball legend Avelino "Samboy" Borromeo Lim Jr. was rushed to a hospital after collapsing during an exhibition game at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

This was according to his colleague and former Philippine Basketball Association player Vince Hizon, who on Friday asked for prayers for the 52-year-old shooting guard also known as "The Skywalker."

Reports quoted fellow former PBA player Nelson Asaytano as saying that after Lim was pulled out from a game by coach Bogs Adornado, Lim did some stretching before he passed out.

The Skywalker was reportedly rushed to the Medical City in Pasig.

Lim, famous for his acrobatic shots, was named in 2000 as among PBA’s 25 greatest players. He retired in 1998 and became manager of several basketball teams.

Following his retirement, he found a basketball camp for all ages called The Samboy Lim Personalized Training. The camp’s online site says The Skywalker’s “desire is for everybody to excel in this sport.”

“What you will learn in this camp are his own moves, the same moves that made him one of the 25 Greatest Players of Philippine basketball and which also brought him to the PBA’s Hall of Fame. His passion in teaching is setting a standard that is totally different from the rest. Checking every step, every move, every detail—this is Skywalker basketball,” the site says.

source: interaksyon.com

Mark Striegl disappointed after foe missing weight results in scrapped PXC 41 fight

Filipino-American featherweight contender Mark ‘Mugen’ Striegl was just raring to get back into the Pacific X-treme Combat (PXC) cage to wash away some of the sting of his previous fight – a loss to current 145-lb. division champion Jang Yong Kim.

Unfortunately for Striegl, his return is going to have to wait after scheduled foe Ev Ting missed weight by a whopping seven pounds, leaving the Baguio-based fighter without an opponent for the night.

“Of course I’m bummed out. I trained really hard for this fight, especially after my last fight with Jang Yong Kim,” a disappointed Striegl told InterAKTV during the PXC 41 event at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Striegl expressed some frustration after seeing his return fight scrapped from the schedule through no fault of his own.

“I feel as a professional fighter, you have two jobs – one is to make weight and the other is show up on fight night and fight. Ev Ting failed to make weight. It is what it is,” he said.

“And he didn’t try to make weight either. PXC gave him time and he quit.”

The Fil-Am fighter is looking to get his career arc back on track after suffering his first professional loss against Kim last September. While this sets his plans back a little, he’s more concerned about his fans that he is about himself at this point.

“I just feel I let down some of my fans who showed up and bought tickets and wanted to see me fight tonight.”

Striegl is now set for a possible February return against a yet-to-be-named opponent. But given the choice, he would rather it not be Ting, whom he doesn’t trust not to repeat his actions in this one.

He is ready to move past it, though, and is preparing for the next challenge ahead.

“It sucks, but I just have to look forward to the next one,” he said.

source: interaksyon.com