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Ex-Champ Brian Viloria to Make Career Decision After Return to America

By Lem SatterfieldJan 30th 2010 – 4:24PM

From his ringside seat at Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City, Manila, Philippines, boxing manager Gary Gittelsohn watched with intensity as the partisan crowd cheered on his fighter, IBF flyweight champion Brian Viloria of Hawaii, in defense of his crown against Colombian-born Carlos Tamara of North Bergen, N.J., on Jan. 23....

Brian Viloria Sheds Guilt, Resumes Ring Career

By Lem SatterfieldJan 15th 2010 – 4:31AM

Brian Viloria already was a cauldron of nerves as he strode toward the ring at the Staples Center in Los Angeles to meet Mexico's hard-punching, WBC light flyweight king, Eric Ortiz. Nicknamed, "The Pinoy Punch," as well as, "The Hawaiian Punch," Viloria was a former U.S. Olympian known for his two-fisted power -- as...

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  • 05/21/12 Behind the scene after the Viloria-Romero fight Source: Sunday Punch - Philippines You watched it on TV while I watched it in the flesh at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City. The result was a devastating, vengeful and sweet conquest for Filipino world champion Brian Viloria over his arch nemesis Omar Nino Romero of Mexico.
  • 05/17/12 Not fly by night Source: The Manila Times Brian Viloria's ninth round technical knockout victory over Mexican Omar Nino Romero on Saturday did not only put an end to their three-fight rivalry, it also solidified the country's hold on the flyweight or 112-pound division.
  • 05/16/12 What the new Brian Viloria is all about Source: Cebu Daily News - Philippines After being stopped on his tracks in Pasig City on Sunday, Mexico's Omar Niño Romero has offered to sail elsewhere in a wild, wild chase of defending world flyweight boxing king Brian Viloria.
  • 05/15/12 Lim hails Viloria; Romero trilogy over Source: ABS-CBN News As far as World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight king Brian Viloria is concerned, his three-chapter duel with Mexican nemesis Omar Niño Romero is now a closed book and thus no longer necessitates a fourth faceoff.
  • 05/09/12 Viloria physically, mentally ready for Romero Source: ABS-CBN News World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight champion Brian Viloria of the Philippines is confident going into his title defense against rival Omar Nino Romero of Mexico this Sunday at the Ynares Sports Center.

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