Brian Viloria
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Template:Infobox Dancer Boxer 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 "Dancing 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 Negro Niño Romero in August that led him to lose his belt. In a rematch held on September 18, 2006 at Las Vegas, Nevada, Romero fought Viloria to a majority draw decision, which led to the Mexican retaining the title.
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Preceded by: Eric Ortiz |
Light flyweight boxing champion (WBC) September 10, 2005-August 10, 2006 |
Succeeded by: Omar Niño Romero |