Underdog Boxing: Viloria to defend WBO flyweight title against Segura on December 11

Fresh from winning his third world title in his second weight division, Brian Viloria is out to climb the pound-for-pound rankings as he battles power-puncher Giovani Segura of Mexico. On December 11, Viloria, who has a record of 29 wins and three losses with 16 KOs, is out to make the first defense of the WBO flyweight title which he won via unanimous decision victory over Julio Cesar Miranda. Viloria’s two title reigns have uneventful. He won his first title defense then lost the title in his second defense on both times. This time, Viloria wants to make it count. Viloria problem in the past has been his unwillingness to let his hands go. A lot of people have blamed this on the fact that Ruben Contreras, one of Viloria’s earlier victims, nearly died after their fight. But in his last few fights, Viloria has found the fire that was missing for a very long time. Even though he still has a bit of a problem in sustaining a consistent punch output for 12 rounds, Viloria is slowly but surely reaching his deadly form. Even though Segura is the challenger in this fight, Viloria also has a lot to gain if he wins over Segura as the Mexican is rated ninth in Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound rankings. Viloria only has a few more years of boxing in him and now is definitely the time to make sure he is not forgotten in the annals of boxing history. Beating Segura will give Viloria a higher pound-for-pound ranking which also means he may get the chance of unifying his titles with the other champions in the flyweight division such as Thailand’s Pongsaklek Wonjongkam. Segura posses a sterling record of 28 wins, win only a single loss and a single draw. He also has an impressive knockout ratio as he has finished 24 of his 28 victims. He is the fighter who dealt Ivan Calderon his first defeat. Segura erased any doubts that his win over Calderon was a fluke by knocking him out again earlier this year. He has mainly fought in the light flyweight division but he had a hard time making weight in his last trip at 108 pounds so he decided to move up north to the flyweight division. The Mexican’s calling card is his punching power. He has an awesome 80% knockout ratio which is rare in the lighter weights in boxing. Boxing fans will also have an additional incentive if they watch the fight live at the Ynares Arena in Pasig as they will get to see Mexican legends Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. and Marco Antonio Barrera in the flesh. El Gran Campeon Mexicano and the Baby-Faced Assasin will cover the fight for Mexico’s TV Azteca. The undercard will feature veteran Mexican fighter Martin Honorio (31-6-1, 16 KOs) versus Fahsai Sakkreerin (36-2-0, 20 KOs) of Thailand for the IBF interim super featherweight title. Al Sabaupan will also see action in the fight card billed as Island Assault 3. - GMA News