
Viloria Hoping To Avoid Fights With Filipino Challengers
WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria doesn’t want to defend his title against another Filipino fighter if he can help it.
Brian Viloria: record, next fight and profile →

WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria doesn’t want to defend his title against another Filipino fighter if he can help it.

WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria (30-3, 17 KO’s) says “This time its personal” in reference to his third title fight against Mexico’s Omar Nino Romero (31-4-2, 13 KO’s) on May 12 at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

HOBOKEN, NJ - The "Island Assault 4: The Battle" pay-per-view-event, featuring a trilogy showdown between three-time world champion Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria (30-3, 16 KOs) and former two-time world champion Omar Nino Romero (30-42, 12 KOs), has been rescheduled from its original March 31 date to Saturday night, May 12, live from Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

World Boxing Organization flyweight champion Brian Viloria defends his title against Mexico’s Omar Nino Romero in Manila on April 1 in a fight card presented by Solar Sports.

According to several sources who spoke to BoxingScene.com, Top Rank is considering a potential "Mexico vs. Philippines" theme for July 14th at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Mexico's Giovani Segura (28-2-1, 24KOs) plans to pursue a rematch against WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria (30-3), who stopped Segura in eight rounds last month in the Philippines. After the fight, Segura was hospitalized for a few days due to severe facial swelling, but the boxer is already back in training and says he is fully recovered and ready to fight.

Ciudad Obregon, Sonora - WBA flyweight champion Hernán "Tyson" Marquez is back in the gym, training for a title defense in the month of the March. The date and venue will be announced shortly by Zanfer Promotions. Marquez is training in the same gym as prospect David Sanchez and WBO featherweight champion Orlando "Siri" Salido, who prepares for his March 10th rematch with Juan Manuel Lopez. Marquez hopes to get the biggest names possible in 2012, including Brian Viloria, Giovani Segura and others. Marquez wants Viloria, the WBO's champion, in the summer.

During his recent visit to Panama, WBO President Francisco "Paco" Valcarcel was appraoched by former WBA champion Luis "El Nica" Concepcion (23-3, 18KOs). Concepcion is preparing for his return after getting knocked out in the first round by Tyson Marquez last October. Concepcion asked Paco for a shot at the organization's flyweight champion, Brian Viloria (30-3, 17KOs). The WBO President is willing to grant Concepcion a shot - when the Panamian fighter puts together a few victories and fights his way to a mandatory position in the rankings.

Inspired by the incredible achievements of pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao through the years, boxing has once again been the savior of Philippine sports in the international competitive arena.

World Boxing Council flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is ready to give Japan’s Hirofumi Mukai a rematch, which the inexperienced Japanese boxing has demanded following their title fight which ended in 47 seconds of the opening round at the 11th Infantry Regiment in Bangkok last Saturday.