By Rey Danseco
WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight champion Brian “Filipino-Hawaiian Punch” Viloria says he’s ready to dispose his Mexican challenger Jose Antonio Aguirre as he is excited about his scheduled land-trip to Las Vegas on Monday, for the Feb. 18 title defense.
Claiming he is 100 percent% prepared, Viloria still refused to predict a knockout, saying Aguirre is a “very strong fighter”. But when there’s an opening, he will not hesitate to drop the bombs.
“My game plan is going to the body, use my feet (speed), my power….I have a great hook too,” said Viloria in the 36-minute teleconference from Los Angeles California to few Filipino reporters at Crowne Plaza in Robinson’s Galleria in Mandaluyong, Manila yesterday. “If there’s an opening for a knockout, then a knockout will come.”
The Solar Sports organized the first ever teleconference in the Philippines. It was a part of their commitment in showing Viloria’s first title defense along with the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title fight between reigning champ Antonio Margarito and Manuel Gomez from Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas.
Viloria insisted that he also proud to win for the Filipino people as he plans to put the Philippine flag on his trunks to show his patriotism.
While in Las Vegas, Viloria will do his work out at Bob Arum’s Top Rank Gym.
Viloria, 25, captured the world title in a devastating first round knockout of another Mexican, Eric Ortiz last September in Los Angeles, California.
Before the shameful defeat to Viloria, Ortiz had won the vacant title in expense of Aguirre who was good for only seven rounds.
Aguirre, the 30-year old former WBC minimumweight champ, took his two in a row defeat when he was also stopped in round 4 by reigning WBA light flyweight boss Roberto Vazquez of Panama on Aug. 20.
In his reign, Aguirre has defended the WBC diadem seven times, including a unanimous decision win over Filipino Manny Melchor in January 2001.
