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By Cliff Rold - Almost six years after suffering his first defeat and losing his first professional title, 31-year old WBO Flyweight titlist Brian Viloria (31-3, 18 KO) of Waipahu, Hawaii, avenged the defeat with a sudden ninth round stoppage of 35-year old former two-time 108 lb. titlist Omar Nino (31-5-2, 13 KO) of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on Sunday morning at the Ynares Sports Arena in Manila, Philippines.
Viloria controlled most of the bout, and had Nino hurt in the fourth, but once again found difficulty in the wily challenger. Viloria scored his fifth straight win, and third in a row against a current or former titlist, since a shocking twelfth round stoppage defeat to Carlos Tamara at Jr. Flyweight in January 2010.
Both men weighed in at the division limit of 112 lbs. for what was the rubber match in their rivalry. After scoring the upset in their August 2006 encounter, Nino came off the floor twice to salvage a draw in their immediate rematch in November of that year on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales III. The verdict was later overturned to a “No Contest” after Nino failed the post-fight drug test. [Click Here To Read More]
Viloria controlled most of the bout, and had Nino hurt in the fourth, but once again found difficulty in the wily challenger. Viloria scored his fifth straight win, and third in a row against a current or former titlist, since a shocking twelfth round stoppage defeat to Carlos Tamara at Jr. Flyweight in January 2010.
Both men weighed in at the division limit of 112 lbs. for what was the rubber match in their rivalry. After scoring the upset in their August 2006 encounter, Nino came off the floor twice to salvage a draw in their immediate rematch in November of that year on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales III. The verdict was later overturned to a “No Contest” after Nino failed the post-fight drug test. [Click Here To Read More]
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