Tributes for sportsman Mike Ochosa remembering his work, most notably in boxing and baseball, poured in following his death.

Ochosa died on Monday, April 26 after suffering from a heart attack.

He was 55.

Ochosa served as an analyst and commentator for several sports events, including the fights of Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.

He called the megabuck bout between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas in 2015 together with Quinito Henson and the late Ronnie Nathanielsz.

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“I partnered with Mike on several Pacquiao TV coverages around the world. Very knowledgeable and articulate, he will be missed,” Henson wrote on Twitter about Ochosa.

Also a fan of baseball, Ochosa pushed for the development of the sport in the country. He was also a former Rappler sports contributor. (READ: Philippine baseball’s lost opportunity)

Ochosa worked as head coach, president, and program director of Philippine Habagat Baseball.

“Very saddened by the passing of my friend [Mike Ochosa],” boxing reporter and former Rappler sports editor Ryan Songalia, who is now based in the United States, wrote on Twitter.

“He was the only guy I could talk about baseball with in Manila and we debated boxing endlessly.”

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Ochosa also ventured into video gaming as OMG Inc, of which he was the president, partnered with Ranida Games to create Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga, a mobile game about the Filipino boxing legend.

Fighting Pride: The Manny Pacquiao Saga is set to be released this year.

A day before his death, Ochosa published a column on the Manila Standard where he talked about Filipino sports personalities like Hidilyn Diaz and Kai Sotto who continue to make waves overseas. – Rappler.com