Romero kabado kay Viloria sa kanilang 'trilogy'

MANILA, Philippines - Anim na taon matapos ang dalawang beses na pag­haharap nila ni Mexican Omar Niño Romero ay ma­laki na ang ipinagbago ni Brian ‘The Hawaiian Punch’ Viloria.

Inangkin ni Viloria ang World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight crown ma­tapos biguin si Giovani Se­gura via eight-round TKO noong Disyembre 11, 2011 sa Yñares Sports Are­na sa Pasig City.

Itataya ni Viloria ang na­turang titulo laban kay Ro­mero bukas sa nasabi ring venue.

“It’s going to be a great fight, it’s going to be a good fight. Brian has turned into a great champion. He really per­fected his craft and you ha­ve seen that in his previous fight against Segura,” ani Romero kay Viloria, dati nang nagkampeon sa light flyweight division ng WBC at International Boxing Fe­de­ration (IBF).

Bitbit ng 31-anyos na si Viloria ang kanyang 30-3-0 win-loss-draw ring record kasama ang 17 KOs kum­para sa 30-4-2 (12 KOs) sla­te ng 35-anyos na si Ro­mero.

Natalo si Romero kay Gil­berto Keb Baas via ma­jority decision para sa World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight title noong Nob­yembre 6, 2010.