Early Life and career
Salud obtained a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science on AMA University in Metro Manila. He is also engaged with several fields such as broadcasting, business process outscoring, digital marketing, and media leadership. He also participated on different boxing seminars such as a boxing judging seminar conducted by the World Boxing Council. In 2010, he founded Powcast.net, which became later known as Powcast Sports, a sports media platform that delivers expert analysis, in-depth interviews and real time sports coverage. He had covered and interviewed boxing world champions and other sports personalities such as Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Iván Calderón, Koki Kameda, Rene Mark Cuarto, Memo Heredia, Tony Weeks, and Sean Gibbons. [4] [5] [6] [7] Aside from boxing, he also covers professional basketball (NBA and PBA), mixed martial arts, and other popular sports in the country. [8] He has been featured as a guest color commentator and podcaster in various television networks such as TV5 for their sports coverage.
March 23, 2024, Salud was invited to the Gala of Champions at the Manila Grand Opera Hotel, at this glamourous event he crossed paths with some prominent names in Philippine boxing. (ALA Promotions) Antonio Lopez Aldeguer, Dong Secuya and also former 2 division champion Luisito Espinosa. As these men were part of the foundation and history of Modern Filipino boxing. Later that night he was awarded by the Philippine Boxing Historical Society and Hall of Fame for his passion and contribution to the sport. [9]
August 11, 2024, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,. Salud has been awarded and recognized for the contribution to the boxing development by the World Boxing Association during their Asia Convention that was held by the Vietnam Boxing Commission. [10]
Starting at October 4, 2025, Powcast Sports will have a Youtube's several special episodes on Thrilla in Manila 2: Vloggers Con! interviews with special guest current WBC Minimumweight champion Melvin Jerusalem and trainer Michael Domingo, Olympic medalist Eumir Marcial, and former unified world champion Marlon Tapales also including Manny Pacquiao's son Eman Bacosa, Blow by Blow's media head JC Barrera, and matchmaker JC Manangquil whom will all be participating on the road to Thrilla in Manila: The 50th Anniversary were all be featured on mainstream media PTVSports Network which is one of the major Philippine networks. [11]
Conflict with the Casimero brothers
Relationship between Pow Salud and John Riel Casimero together with his brother Jayson, once allies who collaborated on vlogs and training camp coverage. As all started as friendly collaboration between the two parties, with Salud supporting the Casimero brother's vlogging, devolved into bitter public quarrel that was played out on social media.
DWAR Abante Radyo reported the dispute about the two, even shows the Casimero brothers threaten Pow Salud on their livestream video on Facebook. Due to constant public arguments, heated atmosphere and controversies surrounding the Casimero brothers. [12] On September 1, 2025, Pow Salud has officially stopped commenting on the boxer and cut ties relating to the Casimero brothers. The situations still remain a huge discussion among the Philippine Boxing community on social media.
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