Emmanuel Legaspi


Emmanuel Legaspi was a Filipino boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action while serving in Iraq.

Personal life

Legaspi served as a staff sergeant in the 1st Armored Division of the United States Army during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He died of wounds on 7 May 2006 after his unit came under enemy small-arms fire in Tal Afar, Iraq.