"ISLAND ASSAULT" VILORIA vs IRIBE Hawaii 8-29

Viloria defends crown in Hawaii Aug. 29; Banal to fight in undercardBy Dong SecuyaPhilBoxing.com25 Jul 2009Newly-crowned IBF light flyweight champion Brian Viloria will defend his title on August 29 at Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii against Jesus Iribe of Mexico. Viloria (25-2-0 15KO), who shocked boxing experts with an 11-round knockout victory over the highly-touted Ulises Solis of Mexico at the Araneta Coliseum last April 19, brings the fight closer to his birthplace and defends for the first time his second world championship belt against FECOMBOX title holder Iribe nicknamed 'Azul' (15-5-5 9KO) of the boxing rich town of Culiacan in Sinaloa, Mexico, hometown of Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez, Sr. Penciled to fight in the undercard is top Filipino prospect AJ Banal who has yet to know his opponent. ALA bossman Antonio L. Aldeguer had informed PhilBoxing.com that they had accepted the fight offer for Banal yesterday afternoon. Banal is currently in Los Angeles shopping for a fight where he was originally set to fight in the undercard of the Mayweather-Marquez card scheduled last July 18 before it was postponed. Banal was then penciled to fight in the undercard of the Nietes-Vargas world championship fight in Mexico on Aug. 1 but the fight had been moved yet again to a later date. Aldeguer has informed that Banal will continue to train in Los Angeles before going to Hawaii on fight week

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Professional
On September 10, 2005, he dropped down to light flyweight and won the WBC title by knocking out Eric Ortiz in the first round with a powerful right.
He defended it once successfully in 2006 and was undefeated in 20 bouts (1 was a no-contest). Viloria's unbeaten streak ended when Mexican Omar Niño Romero won by decision.
In a rematch held on November 18, 2006 at Las Vegas, Nevada, Romero held onto his title with a controversial majority draw decision, with Viloria knocking down Niño twice. Following the fight, Niño was stripped of his title when he failed a post fight drug test being tested positive for methamphetamines and the second match between them was declared a no-contest.
On April 14, 2007, he fought Edgar Sosa for the vacant WBC title but lost a decision. Viloria then decided to move up to the super flyweight division and began training under former champion, Roberto Garcia, at La Colonia Gym in Oxnard, California.[1]
Brian Viloria (20-2) won a unanimous decision against Jose Garcia Bernal (26-11-1) in his debut at the super flyweight division at the Alameda Swap Meet in Los Angeles, California on January 5, 2008. Viloria knocked Bernal down in the 8th (final) round. All 3 judges scored 78-72 for Viloria.[2] Viloria followed that win by scoring four more victories (Cesar Lopez by Unanimous Decision, Fred Heberto Valdez by a 3rd round KO, Juan Javier Lagos by Unanimous Decision, and Benjamin Garcia by 2nd round KO).
On April 19, 2009, Viloria moved back down to junior flyweight to challenge Mexican Ulises "Archie" Solis for the IBF Junior Flyweight title, putting in what perhaps is the best performance of his career. Pressured by a fading career due to his past losses in big fights, Viloria defeated Solis, whom at the time of the fight was rated the #1 Jr. Flyweight by the Ring Magazine[3] in the 11th round with a vicious right to the jaw. The official bout stoppage was a KO 2:56 into the 11th round. [4] The fight was held at Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines, site of Thrilla in Manila, as the co-main event of the Donaire-Martinez fight. Along with the win, Viloria snapped Solis' 11-fight unbeaten streak, 8 of which were title defenses while extending his win streak to 6.

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[edit] Amateur
In 1999, he won the US championships, the national Golden Gloves and the world title as an amateur at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas but lost early at the Sydney Olympics 2000 against Brahim Asloum, who he had beaten in the 1999 World Championships in Houston, Texas. His overall record was 230-8.
Viloria bested both Glenn Donaire in the semi-finals and future world champion Nonito Donaire in the finals of the 2000 US Olympic Trials.

[edit] Amateur Highlights
1995 National Junior Olympics Gold Medalist at 100 lbs.
1996 National Junior Olympics Gold Medalist at 106 lbs.
1996 World Junior Olympics Gold Medalist at 106 lbs.
1997 National Junior Olympics Bronze Medalist at 112 lbs.
1998 National Amateur Championships Bronze Medalist at 106 lbs.
1999 National Amateur Championships Gold Medalist at 106lbs.
1999 National Golden Gloves Light Flyweight Gold Medalist
1999 World Amateur Championships Gold Medalist
1999 USA Boxer of The Year
Member of the 2000 US Olympic Team. His results were:
Defeated Sergey Kazakov (Russia) 8-6
Lost to Brahim Asloum (France) 4-6