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World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman sees a resurgence in Gerry Peñalosa's career, saying with proper training and a deep desire to win, the Filipino fighter can be a world champion again.

"Peñalosa is a great champion. If he plays his cards right, he can be a world champion again," said Sulaiman, who witnessed the Luisito Espinosa-Guty Espadas, Jr. title fight in Merida, Mexico over the weekend where the Filipino lost his bid to become the first Asian fighter to win world titles in three decades. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 108509 [Title] => Espinosa beaten but unbowed [Summary] =>

MERIDA -- There was no earthquake in this provincial Mexican city that was the center of Mayan civilization over 20,000 years ago as Luisito Espinosa failed to turn back the hands of time in losing to Guty Espadas, Jr. in their World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title bout here Friday night (yesterday in Manila).

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MERIDA -- Papa Dio Espinosa predicted his son Luisito will knock out Guty Espadas, Jr., with a left hook in the fifth round to win the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title at the Poliforum Zamna here tonight (tomorrow in Manila).

Espadas laughed off the prediction and ridiculed Espinosa's father who was a top flyweight contender in the 1960s.

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At Home In Merida

not_entMERIDA - What's striking about this quaint Mexican city in the Yucatan peninsula is that it's so Filipino.

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MERIDA -- Luisito Espinosa is safe and sound in Merida, the Yucatan peninsula capital in the southeast tip of Mexico, after surviving a harrowing experience to reach here from Manila.

Espinosa is expected to make the 126-pound limit at the weigh-in today (tomorrow in Manila) and will enter the ring a 2-1 favorite to beat hometown hero Guty Espadas, Jr., in a scheduled 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title at the Poliforum Zamna on Friday (Saturday in Manila).

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If plans don't miscarry, Gerry Peñalosa will battle World Boxing Federation (WBF) junior bantamweight champion Samson 3-K Battery of Thailand in the main event of a blockbuster triple title card at the PhilSports Arena on March 11.

Peñalosa and his manager Rudy Salud plan to leave for Bangkok this Friday to negotiate the fight and witness Samson's title defense against Lee Jin Ho of Korea on Saturday.

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World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman sees a resurgence in Gerry Peñalosa's career, saying with proper training and a deep desire to win, the Filipino fighter can be a world champion again.

"Peñalosa is a great champion. If he plays his cards right, he can be a world champion again," said Sulaiman, who witnessed the Luisito Espinosa-Guty Espadas, Jr. title fight in Merida, Mexico over the weekend where the Filipino lost his bid to become the first Asian fighter to win world titles in three decades. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 108509 [Title] => Espinosa beaten but unbowed [Summary] =>

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Espadas laughed off the prediction and ridiculed Espinosa's father who was a top flyweight contender in the 1960s.

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Luisito Espinosa, who fights hometowner Guty Espadas, Jr. for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title at the 7,980-seat Poliforum Zamna here tonight (tomorrow in Manila), said Merida reminds him of Davao City.

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MERIDA -- Luisito Espinosa is safe and sound in Merida, the Yucatan peninsula capital in the southeast tip of Mexico, after surviving a harrowing experience to reach here from Manila.

Espinosa is expected to make the 126-pound limit at the weigh-in today (tomorrow in Manila) and will enter the ring a 2-1 favorite to beat hometown hero Guty Espadas, Jr., in a scheduled 12-round bout for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title at the Poliforum Zamna on Friday (Saturday in Manila).

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If plans don't miscarry, Gerry Peñalosa will battle World Boxing Federation (WBF) junior bantamweight champion Samson 3-K Battery of Thailand in the main event of a blockbuster triple title card at the PhilSports Arena on March 11.

Peñalosa and his manager Rudy Salud plan to leave for Bangkok this Friday to negotiate the fight and witness Samson's title defense against Lee Jin Ho of Korea on Saturday.

The Rizal Youth Development Foundation (RYDF) is promoting the March 11 bill which also features Philippine titlist Joselito Rivera versus Kongthawat Oratai-Gym [DatePublished] => 2000-01-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )

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