“Hello, Champ!”
His countenance softened, prompting a smile that seemed very pleased and genuine besides displaying his pearly white teeth.
Perhaps he was elated when I started with the greeting, “Hello, Champ!,” when it was my turn to ask questions.
Yes, undefeated world boxing champ Floyd Mayweather was recently in the country for some business ventures. For one, he is the face of AQ Prime, the streaming platform launched in August 2022 by A&Q Entertainment and Prime Stream Inc. in partnership with South Korea’s Sun Mobile Commerce (SBT).
“We are back again in this great country. So many great people, a beautiful place, humble, respectful [people],” Mayweather said in his opening speech at the mediacon at Cove Manila of Okada Manila.
“I already had my hard fights. Now, everything is just entertaining people around the world, and just having fun,” he said about his partnership with AQ Prime. “It’s all about connecting the dots and doing business worldwide, and with my reach we were able to communicate with their team over the phone, and it was like a match made in heaven,” he said.
#AQPrimeXMayweather opens up the possibility of Mayweather’s reported docuseries on his life, which is set for release in 2023, to be made available on the platform.
“His life story will not only entertain people but also inspire people to be like him,” said AQ Prime COO Atty. Honey Quiño. “And because we want to offer only the best, we have Mayweather on the board with us now,” she added.
Quiño, together with AQ Prime president and CEO Atty. Aldwin Alegre, Creative Business Partner RS Francisco, and the firm’s Korean partners, formally welcomed Mayweather to AQ Prime family.
And true to his words of enjoying the Philippines, the next few days saw Mayweather enjoying Boracay and some Manila outskirt street party with new friends in Manila, including Frontrow’s RS Francisco and Tutok to Win Partylist Rep. Sam Verzosa.