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                    [Title] => Ring hero down on luck
                    [Summary] => 

Luisito Espinosa is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino fighters ever.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 54923 [Title] => Espinosa naghihintay pa rin sa kanyang premyo [Summary] =>

Makaraan ang 11 taon, hinihintay pa rin ni dating seven-time world featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa ang $150,000 prize money mula sa kanyang panalo noong Disyembre 6 ng 1997 sa Koronadal, South Cotabato.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 305361 [Title] => Ka-spar ni Pacman aakyat sa ring [Summary] => Umasa na mamayang gabi ay umaatikabong fireworks ang masisilayan kung saan itataya ni Fernando Montilla, ang sparring partner ni Manny Pacquiao ang kanyang Philippine lightweight crown kontra kay Dexter ‘Dinamita’ Delada sa isang fundraising card na gaganapin sa San Andres Civic and Sports Center sa Malate, Manila.

Ipiprisinta ng Braveheart Promotions ni North Cotabato Gov. Manny Piñol, layunin ng 68-round slugfest na makalikom ng pondo na kinakailangan upang maitustos sa legal battle ng two-time world champion na si Luisito Espinosa.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 297718 [Title] => "Fight for Love" fund-raising pa-boksing para kay Espinosa [Summary] => " Fight for Love," isang boxing card na layuning makalikom ng pondo para sa dating world champion na si Luisito Espinosa ang handanghanda ng idaos sa Manila sa Oct. 22 kung saan dalawang Philippine championship fights ang main events.
[DatePublished] => 2005-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280035 [Title] => Espinosa out to win back lost glory, wife [Summary] => A pending court case, a troubled marriage and the hard, painful fact that he’s about to turn 37 just won’t keep Luisito Espinosa from fighting.

According to Hermie Rivera, the boxing promoter and noted fight analyst, Espinosa, a former world champion, has been given a big shot at reigning IBF featherweight champion Janos Nagy of South Africa.

The fight, tentatively scheduled Sept. 11 in Budapest, Hungary, will once again give Espinosa a chance to prove that he still packs the same old punch that made him world champion almost a decade ago.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 277090 [Title] => Nazario denies part in Espinosa fiasco [Summary] => Veteran boxing man Rodolfo Nazario said yesterday he did not have a hand in the non-payment of former world champion Luisito Espinosa’s full purse in his title fight with Argentina’s Carlos Rios on Dec. 6, 1997 in Koronadal, South Cotabato.

Nazario issued the statement in answer to the complaint filed by Espinosa demanding from him, Joselito Mondejar and Governor de Pedro payment of the remaining balance of $130,349.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276970 [Title] => Nazario denies part in Espinosa fiasco [Summary] => Veteran boxing man Rodolfo Nazario said yesterday he did not have a hand in the non-payment of former world champion Luisito Espinosa’s full purse in his title fight with Argentina’s Carlos Rios on Dec. 6, 1997 in Koronadal, South Cotabato.

Nazario issued the statement in answer to the complaint filed by Espinosa demanding from him, Joselito Mondejar and Governor de Pedro payment of the remaining balance of $130,349.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276366 [Title] => Louie’s dad appeals to Davide [Summary] => Two-time world boxing champion Luisito Espinosa’s impoverished and gravely-ill father Dio recently sent an impassioned appeal to Chief Justice Hilario Davide to look into his son’s case which has dragged in the lower courts for years.

Dio’s dying wish is for his son to get a new lease on life. Espinosa lives a poor life in the US and does odd jobs to put food on the table. His three children are back in the Philippines and his wife Marie Cherie is rumored to have left him.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 271615 [Title] => Louie in dire straits? [Summary] => There is disturbing unconfirmed news from the US about two-time world boxing champion Luisito Espinosa’s plight.

Somebody whispered that Espinosa’s wife Marie Cherie has abandoned the fighter in the Bay Area and their three children are now living in Manila with their grandmother. Another said he continues fighting not only to put food on the table but also to keep his hopes alive for naturalization because his application is based on a claim of "special talent" which is boxing.
[DatePublished] => 2005-03-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 268805 [Title] => Espinosa, bugbog-sarado [Summary] => Nakakalungkot at nakakaawang mabalitaan na ang isa sa tinaguriang Philippines all-time greats na si Luisito Espinosa ay binugbog ng mas batang boksingero sa katauhan ni Cristobal Cruz at tuluyang pabagsakin sa ikatlong round ng kanilang naka-takdang 10 round main event sa Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium noong Sabado ng umaga.
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) ) )
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