Philippine police chief bests Duterte's son in phantom fight as ‘Baste' flees to Singapore
the Philippines ' police chief and a prominent Duterte heir fizzled into farce on Sunday, as the much-hyped challenger chose exile over engagement, leaving an arena and a nation watching in bemused disbelief.
Sebastian 'Baste' Duterte, acting mayor of Davao and youngest son of former Philippine president
Rodrigo Duterte , challenged police chief Nicolas Torre to a fist-fight last week.
But on Sunday, as an expectant crowd gathered at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, it was Torre who stood alone in the ring – his opponent having quietly left the country for
Singapore
As the referee counted to 10 before the 4,000 or so attendees, Torre was declared the winner by default.
The much-anticipated contest was born of the younger Duterte, 37, using his podcast on July 20 to mock Torre, 55 – a long-time target of Duterte family ire – and issue a challenge.
Sebastian 'Baste' Dutere, ex-Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's son. Photo: Facebook/CMBasteDuterte
'You're only brave because you have the position. But in a fist-fight, I can take you on. It's that simple,' Duterte snarled, in remarks that quickly went viral. 'You're a coward, you're nothing without your position.'
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