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                    [Title] => Ring hero down on luck
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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] => 812842 [Title] => Espinosa raves over Filipino boxing icon [Summary] =>

Luisito Espinosa, the ex-world champion, sat quietly in one corner of the Wild Card Gym, gladly smiling at those who recognized him.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 751359 [Title] => Admiral BaySuites revives Old Manila Bay glory [Summary] =>

With its European-themed design accentuated by baroque architecture and lavish interiors, the Admiral BaySuites, a combination six-star boutique hotel and one of the latest projects of Anchor Land Holdings Inc, (ALHI)...

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336406 [Title] => Sino ba talaga si Larios? [Summary] => Sino nga ba si Oscar Larios? Ang Mexican fighter na nagnanais na wakasan ang winning streak ni Manny Pacquiao kapag sila ay nagharap na para sa 12 rounds bout sa July 2 sa Araneta Coliseum.

Ang 29-anyos na si Larios ay ipinanganak sa Guadalajara--Mexico’s second biggest city. Siya ay may taas na 67-inch at may taglay na pro record na 56 wins (36 knockouts), apat na talo, isang draw sa 61 bouts.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [4] => 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] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 268457 [Title] => Espinosa sabik nang lumaban [Summary] => Sabik nang umakyat sa ibabaw ng ring si Luisito Espinosa kung saan nakatakda itong makipagpalitan ng kamao kay Cristobal Cruz ng Mexico sa Pebrero 18 sa Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium sa California. Ito ang iniulat sa pangunahing boxing website na fightingnews.com.

Taglay ni Espinosa, naninirahan sa US West Coast simula pa noong 1998 kasama ang asawang si Mariechie, ang ring record na 47-12-0 win-loss-draw na tinampukan ng 26 knockouts.
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 257236 [Title] => Sad ending for Louie [Summary] => Carlos Navarro was only seven years old when Luisito Espinosa made his professional boxing debut in 1984. And Navarro was 13 when Espinosa won the first of two world championships in 1989.

Today, Navarro is 27 and Espinosa, 37. The age gap was painfully evident as Navarro stopped Espinosa, coming off a 15-month layoff, at 1:49 of the seventh round at the Reno Hilton Hotel and Casino in Reno, Nevada, last Friday.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 228353 [Title] => Cole’s blunders fueled Manny’s attack [Summary] => If the bout went the distance and neither fighter dominated, Manny Pacquiao would’ve lost to Marco Antonio Barrera on points because the dice were loaded in San Antonio last Saturday night.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227780 [Title] => 'Emergency situation' nakikita ni Pacquiao [Summary] => SAN ANTONIO, Texas--Sa darating na Sabado ng gabi, siguradong magkakaroon ng ‘emergency situation’ at ibig ni Manny Pacquiao na mayroong isa na tumawag sa 9-1-1 makaraang tapusin niya ang kanyang trabaho sa Mexican pug na si Marco Antonio Barrera.

"There’s going to be an emergency situation," pahayag ni Pacquiao noong Martes ng hapon nang siya ay umakyat sa Jesse James Leija’s Gym. "You better call 9-1-1."
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 223000 [Title] => Last hurrah for Louie [Summary] => The goal is to raise at least P12 Million to fund Luisito Espinosa’s bid for a third world championship and unless the money’s in the bag, the Dec. 19 Luneta fight against International Boxing Organization (IBO) superfeatherweight titleholder Cassius Baloyi of South Africa is in jeopardy.

That’s the warning from Hermie Rivera whose son Noel manages Espinosa.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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