WBO Oriental Super Flyweight titlist Warlito "Warz Cowboy" Parreñas, Jr. and his wife Loverly Parohinog Parreñas, a former member of the formidable Republic of the Philippines Blu Girls Softball team that likewise made a remarkable imprint in several countries abroad, have currently endeavored into their new passion for biking.
Such fondness intends to promote a healthy lifestyle being athletics themselves.
The power couple has decided to halt from their respective fields of career in boxing and softball, respectively, and opted to take on the sophisticated and simple urban living.
Both have reached the peak of their promising careers in the field of sports and now happily enjoying their family.
The boxing hero that made a name in Japan and Mexico came home to Bacolod only in June this year after a lull in boxing citing the Covid-19 pandemic that hardly hit even the highly developed and advanced countries around the world.
Warz said, "I have done so much in the name of sports. I have proven my worth in terms of committing myself to attain victories in boxing. But when I was spending my heyday in some countries abroad, I also lost my precious time being with my family in Bacolod. I have earned much abroad but then my life is incomplete because I was away from my family. Even when you are physically drained because you really have to work hard abroad, but still you have to force yourself to work because no one will take care of you except yourself. But I have withstood those trials with prayers and trust in God."
Warz was glad that his wife took care of their sons while he was away.
The two met when they were part of the Philippine Team. Their relationship likewise endured various ordeals. But since destiny has united them together, they were grateful for it particularly now that they are already complete as a family.
Warz and Loverly made it a routine to go biking - trail and they are on the road almost every day considering that they are residing in a place where the terrain is suited for biking.
Loverly, whose family has a piece of land at Hacienda Consolacion-Limjap, Barangay Granada, Bacolod City, frequently stay there and developed the place into a small coffee shop named "Lab ni Warz Bikestop sa Bukid."
Bikers usually pass by their place, have a cup of coffee and then leave for their destination.
Warz said, "This is now my life, simple but with contentment, peace of mind and unspeakable joy. This is what I long for. I am retiring from my boxing career with a reward from the Lord. He brought me back to my family and that is very priceless."
He added that he also discovered his entrepreneurial spirit as he also sells boxing gloves and other boxing gears. Those who know him patronize his merchandise.
“This is how I make a living now. It's not that much in terms of earnings. But the joy that I felt is valuable,” he said.