Carlos Tamara Stops Brian Viloria, Captures IBF Title
By Mark Vester
Forget the planned two-fight series with Ivan Calderon. Junior flyweight Carlos Tamara (21-4, 15 KOs) stopped an exhausted Brian Viloria (26-3, 15 KOs) in the twelfth and final round to capture the IBF title at the Cuneta Astrodome in Manila, Philippines. Viloria was ahead in the fight but seemed to fade as the action played out. By the tenth round, Viloria was exhausted and barely able to get off with an decent combinations. Tamara began to punish him in the eleventh and continued the damage in the twelfth until the referee stopped the fight. As reported on BoxingScene.com, Viloria had a two-fight series planned with WBO champion Ivan Calderon.
In the co-feature, WBO minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes (26-1-3, 15 KOs) stopped Jesus Silvestre (15-2, 12 KOs) in the tenth round on a non-title fight.
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