Brian Viloria Stops Sor Veerapol, Pingo Miranda Next?

By Jhonny Gonzalez

At the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines, ex-champion Brian Viloria (28-2, 16 KOs) stopped Liempetch Sor Veerapol (19-8-1, 12 KOs) in the seventh round. Viloria is in line to face WBO flyweight champion Julio Cesar “Pingo” Miranda, and that fight may take place in February or March of next year. The Thai fighter was dropped in the fifth round after a series of body shots and then went down two more times in the seventh before the contest was over.

"I felt pretty good," said Viloria to GMA TV. "I worked a lot in the gym, especially my body shots. I thought I need to improve on my combinations a little bit more but overall I think we did well."

In the co-feature, former WBC junior flyweight champion Rodel Mayol (27-5-2, 21 KOs) got a hit in the win column with a seven round stoppage of Thai opponent Pompetch Twins Gym (14-3, 4 KOs). It was the first fight for Mayol since the June decision loss to Omar Nino.