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ESPINOSA, PENALOSA ON ?THE MAIN EVENT?

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 20 Apr 2008


Luisito Espinosa.

Former world bantamweight and featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa will be featured on the top-rated weekly boxing show ?The Main Event? on Sunday, April 20 at 9:00 p.m. over IBC 13.

Sponsored by Tanduay, the No.1 Rhum in cooperation with Pagcor, the show will feature an interview with Espinosa who is regarded as a future Hall-of-Famer, brief highlights of his fights against Kaokar Galaxy, Cobrita Gonzales and Manuel ?Mantecas? Medina and his training with the grandsons of the late ?Flash? Elorde, Bai and Mig.

Sharing the spotlight with Espinosa on ?The Main Event? is WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa who has just opened his gym at the Market Place Shopping Mall in Mandaluyong owned by the Yu family of Pagoda Philippines, one of Penalosa?s longtime supporters.


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