Brian Viloria
| Brian Viloria | |||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hawaiian Punch | ||||||||||||
| Rated at |
Flyweight Light flyweight |
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| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Reach | 66 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
| Born |
November 24, 1980 Waipahu, Hawaii |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||
| Total fights | 43 | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||
| No contests | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Brian Viloria (born November 24, 1980) is an American professional boxer of Filipino descent. He is a former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion, as well as a former WBC and IBF light flyweight champion. His nickname of "The Hawaiian Punch" was first given to him by Jesus Salud, a fellow Hawaiian and himself a former world champion in boxing.
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.
He went to Northern Michigan University as part of the United States Olympic Education Center. Viloria bested both Glenn Donaire in the quarter-finals, and future world champion Nonito Donaire in the semi-finals of the 2000 US Olympic Trials. Won a spot on the 2000 Olympic Team by defeating his one time Team mate, Karoz Norman.
Viloria went to the Sydney Olympics as a medal favorite, but lost to eventual gold medalist Brahim Asloum of France, 6-4. Viloria landed dozens of body punches but the judges did not award points for his blows.
Viloria started his professional career as a flyweight and picked up 17 wins with no defeats. He also captured and defended the NABF Flyweight title in the process before moving down to the Light Flyweight division.
On September 10, 2005, Viloria dropped down to light flyweight and won the WBC crown by knocking out Eric Ortiz in the first round with a powerful right.
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