Viloria captures flyweight world title
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July 18, 2011, Monday
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BRIAN Viloria won a unanimous decision over Mexico's Julio Cesar Miranda on Saturday night to win the WBO flyweight championship in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Hawaiian Punch jumped and pumped his fist in the air when he was announced the new world champion. The former Olympian was in tears as his father gave him a bearhug and proudly lifted his son in the air as the crowd roared.
The 30-year-old Viloria controlled the fight from the start, flooring Miranda in the opening minutes and landing body blow after body blow throughout the fight.
"I started off quick and I think Miranda got caught by surprise. But like a champion he came back," Viloria said. "I give him a lot of credit. He fought his heart out and I also fought my heart out because I really wanted this."
Viloria, who grew up about a half-hour west of Honolulu in a blue-collar, former sugar-plantation town of Waipahu, was badly bloodied but walked away with the belt.
Judges Robert Hoyle (98-91) Ruben Garcia (96-93) and Tamotsu Tomihara (97-93) favored Viloria (29-3, 16 KOs), who claimed his first title at 112 pounds. He previously held the IBF and WBC light flyweight titles at 108 pounds.
The 31-year-old Miranda (28-4, 16 KOs) was making his fourth title defense since beat Richie Mepranum to win the title in June 2010.
The Hawaiian Punch jumped and pumped his fist in the air when he was announced the new world champion. The former Olympian was in tears as his father gave him a bearhug and proudly lifted his son in the air as the crowd roared.
The 30-year-old Viloria controlled the fight from the start, flooring Miranda in the opening minutes and landing body blow after body blow throughout the fight.
"I started off quick and I think Miranda got caught by surprise. But like a champion he came back," Viloria said. "I give him a lot of credit. He fought his heart out and I also fought my heart out because I really wanted this."
Viloria, who grew up about a half-hour west of Honolulu in a blue-collar, former sugar-plantation town of Waipahu, was badly bloodied but walked away with the belt.
Judges Robert Hoyle (98-91) Ruben Garcia (96-93) and Tamotsu Tomihara (97-93) favored Viloria (29-3, 16 KOs), who claimed his first title at 112 pounds. He previously held the IBF and WBC light flyweight titles at 108 pounds.
The 31-year-old Miranda (28-4, 16 KOs) was making his fourth title defense since beat Richie Mepranum to win the title in June 2010.
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