Boxer pledged house as reward

JAKARTA (JP): Adrianus Taroreh, the Orient and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight champion, will soon find his dream of owning a house come true thanks to North Sulawesi Governor E.E. Mangindaan.

The governor said yesterday that the North Sulawesi authorities would buy a Rp 43 million (US$19,500) house in the province's capital city Manado for the pugilist.

"We will not break our promise," Mangindaan was quoted as saying by Antara. Mangindaan's predecessor C.J. Rantung agreed last year to award the province's most outstanding boxer a house for his success in taking the OPBF crown. Mangindaan replaced Rantung in March. (amd)