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Luisito Espinosa

Luisito Espinosa held the WBC featherweight world title and the WBA bantamweight world title between 1989 and 1999. Espinosa first became a world champion aged 22 after winning the WBA bantamweight world title by beating Khaokor Galaxy.

World title bouts
14
Record in world title bouts (won–lost)
11–3
World titles held
2
Longest world title reign (WBC featherweight, 1995–1999)
3 years, 5 months

World title reigns and bouts

Jan 1989 – Jan 2001

FeatherweightWBC
BantamweightWBA
1989age 211990age 221991age 231992age 241993age 251994age 261995age 271996age 281997age 291998age 301999age 312000age 322001age 33
199019921994199619982000

WonLostDrawn or no contest

Timeline of world title events

  1. 2000

  2. Guty Espadas Jr beats Luisito Espinosa via technical decision 11/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  3. 1999

  4. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 6 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  5. Cesar Soto beats Luisito Espinosa via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  6. 1998

  7. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  8. Luisito Espinosa beats Kennedy McKinney via knockout 2/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  9. Luisito Espinosa beats Juan Carlos Ramirez via technical decision 11/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  10. 1997

  11. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  12. Luisito Espinosa beats Carlos Rios via knockout 6/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  13. Luisito Espinosa beats Manuel Medina via technical decision 8/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  14. 1996

  15. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  16. Luisito Espinosa beats Nobutoshi Hiranaka via knockout 8/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  17. Luisito Espinosa beats Cesar Soto via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  18. Luisito Espinosa beats Alejandro Gonzalez via knockout 4/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  19. 1995

  20. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 2 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  21. Luisito Espinosa beats Manuel Medina via unanimous decision 12/12

    Featherweight · WBC

  22. 1992

  23. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 8 at featherweight in its annual ratings

  24. 1991

  25. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 10 at super bantamweight in its annual ratings

  26. Israel Contreras beats Luisito Espinosa via knockout 5/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  27. 1990

  28. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 3 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  29. Luisito Espinosa beats Thanomsak Sithbaobay via unanimous decision 12/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  30. Luisito Espinosa beats Hurley Snead via corner retirement 8/12

    Bantamweight · WBA

  31. 1989

  32. The Ring magazine rates Luisito Espinosa No. 3 at bantamweight in its annual ratings

  33. Luisito Espinosa beats Khaokor Galaxy via knockout 1/12

    Bantamweight · WBA