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By Cliff Rold - A fine rivalry can happen anywhere on the scale. Unfinished business can be resolved a class higher than where it all began. This Saturday, at 112 lbs., 2000 U.S. Olympian attempts to settle his unfinished business with grizzled Mexican veteran Omar Nino just shy of six years after Hurricane Nino took his “0.”
It was a decent-sized upset in August 2006 when Nino outhustled Viloria to win the WBC belt at 108 lbs. A few months later, they did it again. Despite two early knockdowns, the best Viloria could manage was a draw later overturned to a No Contest when Nino failed a drug test.
They’ve had their ups and downs since.
Viloria scored an impressive knockout of Ulises Solis for another belt at 108 only to cough it up late to Carlos Tamara for his lone stoppage loss. Viloria is back on track with a Flyweight title win against Julio Cesar Miranda and a one-sided thrashing of Giovanni Segura.
Nino regained the WBC belt from Rodel Mayol only to lose, for a second time, to journeyman Gilberto Keb Baas in one of 2010’s biggest upsets. Nino has fought only once since and, at 35, attempts one last resurrection. [Click Here To Read More]
It was a decent-sized upset in August 2006 when Nino outhustled Viloria to win the WBC belt at 108 lbs. A few months later, they did it again. Despite two early knockdowns, the best Viloria could manage was a draw later overturned to a No Contest when Nino failed a drug test.
They’ve had their ups and downs since.
Viloria scored an impressive knockout of Ulises Solis for another belt at 108 only to cough it up late to Carlos Tamara for his lone stoppage loss. Viloria is back on track with a Flyweight title win against Julio Cesar Miranda and a one-sided thrashing of Giovanni Segura.
Nino regained the WBC belt from Rodel Mayol only to lose, for a second time, to journeyman Gilberto Keb Baas in one of 2010’s biggest upsets. Nino has fought only once since and, at 35, attempts one last resurrection. [Click Here To Read More]
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