
Brian Viloria To Make One Last Run in Asia
Brian Viloria has had a solid career that saw him win various world titles at 108 and 112 pounds after representing the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games.
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Brian Viloria has had a solid career that saw him win various world titles at 108 and 112 pounds after representing the United States in the 2000 Olympic Games.

The last we saw of Brian Viloria he was getting stopped in nine rounds by Roman Gonzalez for the WBC flyweight title last October at the Madison Square Garden in New York. 'the Hawaiian Punch' who has won multiple titles at 108 and 112 pounds is ready to make one last title run.

Former two division world champion Brian Viloria, who put on a gallant display before losing by a 9th round TKO against undefeated WBC flyweight champion and pound for pound No. 1 Roman Gonzalez of Nicaragua, will get together this week with his manager Gary Gittelsohn to review what happened and together come up with a decision on Viloria’s future as a fighter.

The likeable manager of former two division world champion Brian Viloria, Gary Gittelsohn says he “never anticipated the possibility of a loss” to undefeated pound or pound No. 1 Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez last Saturday, at New York’s Madison Square Garden when Gonzalez battered Viloria to win by a 9th round TKO. Gitttelsohn informed the New Standard/boxingmirror.com that both he and Viloria were still in New York. He will return to Los Angeles tomorrow night while Viloria will return on Thursday.

The plan of "Hawaiian Punch" Brian Viloria (36-5, 22KOs) was to dethrone World Boxing Council flyweight champion, Nicaraguan Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, but in spite of his mobility, boxing ability versatility and experience, he simply wasn't able to achieve it. What Roman displayed on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York was a peppery blend of elegance, speed, technique, power and other great skills, plus a legion of other attributes.

If there were any doubts about Gonzalez before Saturday, it was that his chin hadn’t been truly tested. Brian Viloria had the power to do it. He landed some hard power shots. Gonzalez handled them just fine. Gonzalez doesn’t just look special. He is special. This might be the best Flyweight since…Miguel Canto? Pascual Perez? Fidel LaBarba? As he continues to make his way in the lighter divisions, those arguments will only get stronger.

For all his gallantry and incredible courage, former two division world champion Brian Viloria succumbed to the power and the relentless aggression of undefeated World Boxing Council flyweight champion and pound for pound No. 1, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez of Nicaragua at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.

NEW YORK, NY - In the highly anticipated main event on Saturday night, WBA/IBO and WBC "Interim" World Champion Gennady "GGG" Golovkin (34-0, 31 KOs) added the IBF Middleweight Title to his collection with an exhilarating performance against former IBF Middleweight World Champion, David Lemieux (34-3, 31 KOs), culminating in an eighth round technical knockout victory on Saturday, October 17, at Madison Square Garden with a sold out crowed of 20, 548 fight fans.

Madison Square Garden, New York City - The man many regard as the best pound-for-pound fighter in boxing, WBC flyweight champion Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez (44-0, 38KOs) received his biggest victory to date with a ninth round stoppage of former champion Brian Viloria (36-5, 22KOs). Viloria came out throwing shots as he pressed, shooting his jab and keeping Gonzalez at bay. In the final minute Viloria landed a few hard shots before Gonzalez landed a big uppercut of his own.

Cool, calm, and collected. That mostly seems to be the demeanor of Brian Viloria, before and after a fight. Could that calm demeanor of Viloria's be unleashed into more than just a 'Hawaiian Punch?' Viloria believes so. He is fighting the best flyweight in the world in Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez. They square off on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, N.Y.