Brian Viloria
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brian Viloria | |
[[Image:{{{image}}}|300px| ]] {{{caption}}} |
|
Data 1: | {{{data1}}} |
---|---|
Data 2: | this text displayed if data2 not defined |
Data 3 (data hidden if data3 empty or not defined): | |
Brian Viloria (born November 24, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Filipino-American professional boxer with an overall record of 19-1-0-1 (12 KO). He is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) light-flyweight champion. Nicknamed "The Hawaiian" and/or "Pinoy Punch" he won the world title as an amateur at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas.
Viloria was beaten by the Mexican Omar Niño Romero in August that led him to lose his belt. In a rematch held on November 18, 2006 at Las Vegas, Nevada, Romero fought Viloria to a majority draw decision, which led to the Mexican retaining the title.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Preceded by Eric Ortiz |
Light flyweight boxing champion (WBC) September 10, 2005-August 10, 2006 |
Succeeded by Omar Niño Romero |