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Karylle shares a photo from her participation in the 50th anniversary of 'Thrilla in Manila.' Photo from Karylle's Instagram

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Paige Javier

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:633px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1761820813341get.jfif" style="width:633px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Karylle shares a photo from her participation in the 50th anniversary of &#x27;Thrilla in Manila.&#x27; <em>Photo from Karylle&#x27;s Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Singer and &quot;It&#x27;s Showtime&quot; host Karylle stepped inside the ring to pay tribute to her iconic grandfather during the 50th anniversary celebration of the &quot;Thrilla in Manila&quot; boxing match at the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.</p><p>Karylle, whose full name is Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari-Yuzon, is the eldest grandchild of Carlos &quot;Sonny&quot; Padilla Jr., the referee during the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier bout for &quot;Thrilla in Manila&quot; in 1975.</p><p>&quot;Bilang Padilla, bilang kapamilya niya, proud na proud kami sa kanya. He really wanted to be here but he had a health issue two hours before he left for the airport. So we wish him a speedy recovery,&quot; she told reporters.</p><p>Karylle dedicated her rendition of the Philippine National Anthem to her grandfather, who could not make it to the momentous occasion.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DQZPCfLE8_W/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=510&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A7867234.699999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="885" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>She sang the Philippine National Anthem for the main event between Melvin Jerusalem and Siyakholwa Kuse.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/10/30/boxing-jerusalem-retains-title-vs-kuse-in-thrilla-in-manila-2-0940"><strong>Boxing: Jerusalem retains title vs Kuse in &#x27;Thrilla in Manila 2&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Nakakahinayang lang talaga na wala siya. So talagang even if it&#x27;s so hard to go up there and sing the National Anthem, sabi ko para kay lolo, &#x27;di ba? I mean &#x27;yun &#x27;yung one of the things that you will do for the love of your family para kahit papaano ma-continue &#x27;yung legacy niya dito,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;I mean it&#x27;s a small thing, it&#x27;s nothing like he did of course. Pero para lang maalala siya kahit wala siya dito,&quot; the singer added.</p><p>Karylle said her grandfather would share fond memories from the event, including the memorabilia in their home in Las Vegas, Nevada.</p><p>&quot;Whenever I meet somebody talaga na hindi ko kakilala o hindi kalahi, siya una ko laging binibida. Yeah that&#x27;s my grandfather. And palagi talaga nilang alam kung ano pinagkekwentuhan ko so nakaka-proud talaga siya,&quot; she shared.</p><p>Padilla was also honored on Tuesday in a gala night ahead of &quot;Thrilla in Manila 2.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ajJPZVOlcgQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>Singer and 'It's Showtime' host Karylle stepped inside the ring to pay tribute to her iconic grandfather during the 50th anniversary celebration of the 'Thrilla in Manila' boxing match at the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.</p>

Singer and 'It's Showtime' host Karylle stepped inside the ring to pay tribute to her iconic grandfather during the 50th anniversary celebration of the 'Thrilla in Manila' boxing match at the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday.

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Karylle steps up to honor grandpa Sonny Padilla's 'Thrilla in Manila' legacy

Paige Javier,

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Published Oct 30, 2025 07:23 PM PHT

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