Brian Viloria

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Brian Viloria
Real name	Brian Viloria
Nickname	The Hawaiian Punch
Weight	light flyweight
Nationality	American
Birth date	November 24, 1980
Birth place	Honolulu, Hawaii
Style	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	21
Wins	20
Wins by KO	12
Losses	1
Draws	1
No contests	1

Brian Viloria (born November 24, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Filipino-American professional boxer.

1 Amateur
2 Profesional
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Amateur

In 1999 he won the US championships, the national Golden Gloves and the world title as an amateur at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas but lost early at the Sydney Olympics 2000 against a fighter he had beaten before. His overall record was 230-8.

[edit] Profesional

Afterwards he turned pro Nicknamed "The Hawaiian" and/or "Pinoy Punch" at flyweight.

In 2005 he dropped down to junior fly weight and won the WBC title. He defended it once successfully but in 2006 Viloria was beaten by the Mexican Omar Niño Romero that led him to lose his belt.

In a rematch held on November 18, 2006 at Las Vegas, Nevada, Romero fought Viloria to a controversial majority draw decision. Following the fight, Omar Nino was stripped of his title when he failed a post fight drug test. Omar was tested positive for methampetamines and the second match between them was declared a no-contest. His overall record (as of March 2007) is 19-1-0-1 (12 KO). He will soon again fight for the vacant title. To be held in San Antonio against Edgar Sosa. It is to be held as an undercard of the main event: Pacquiao vs. Solis and Jorge Arce vs. (WBC champ) Christian Mijares. Viloria is thankful of having 3 multiple chances to win the WBC Belt. Coming from an internet boxing website "Viloria promised not just to win, but to look spectacular. He indicated that his newer style would likely produce a stoppage, admitting that he didn't want the fight to go to the scorecards like it did last time."