By Steve Kim
Brian Viloria has had an eventful career, from winning various titles, fighting on big cards in large venues. So certainly his fight against highly regarded WBC flyweight champion Roman 'Chocolatito' Gonzalez, at the Madison Square Garden, has to be his biggest stage, right?
"Of course not," said Viloria, before delivering his punchline - "the Alameda Swap Meet."
Yeah, in-between being a world champion, fighting on Manny Pacquiao undercards and performing at the Staples Center actually had two fights at the Alameda Swap Meet during stretches when he needed stay-busy and tune-up fights.
Viloria continued - "But of course, this has got to be the biggest of my career to fight on HBO Pay-Per-View, something I always wanted and now I got the chance and I can't mess this up. I need to go to the gym, work hard, work my ass off and get ready for that night and let the leather fly."
The 'Hawaiian Punch' is facing one of the most feared and respected prizefighters in the game today. Gonzalez comes in with a sterling mark of 43-0 (37 KO's). But Viloria remains undaunted, in fact, this is the fight he yearned for.
"This is the biggest one in the weight division with the Gonzalez train chugging along the way it is and everyone jumping on that train, I just think this is the one everyone wants to see,"said Viloria, who has won various titles himself at 108 and 112 pounds while compiling a record of 36-4 (22 KO's)."A lot of fans always come up to me and ask when i'm going to fight Gonzalez. Well, here it is.
"October the 17th is the day we're going to be fighting and this is something I've wanted for the last couple of years."
Steve Kim is the news editor for BoxingScene.com.