Boxer Viloria arrives in PHL to prepare for Dec 11 bout

World Boxing Organization flyweight champ Brian Viloria arrived in the Philippines Saturday to prepare to defend his title against Mexican Giovanni Segura in Pasig City on Dec. 11.   Viloria said he wants to defend his title as a Christmas gift to himself and to Filipinos, according to a report on GMA's noontime newscast “Balitanghali.”   The champ arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport from his base in Hawaii, even as Segura arrived in the country earlier to train and acclimatize to the Philippine weather.   The report quoted Viloria as saying he was unfazed by some sectors claiming he is the underdog, saying he gets more motivated when he is considered one.   Both fighters will take to the ring at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City on December 11.   Viloria is a three-time world champion who won the WBO title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Mexico’s Julio Cesar “Pingo” Miranda last July 16 in Honolulu.   He won his first world title with a sensational first-round knockout of Eric Ortiz at the Staples Center on September 10, 2005.   After losing the title by a controversial 12-round decision to Omar Nino Romero on August 10, 2006 in Las Vegas, Viloria came back with a spectacular 11th round knockout of Ulises Solis at the Araneta Coliseum on April 19, 2009 to win the IBF title.   After losing the title in a 12th-round TKO to Carlos Tamara of Panama on January 23, 2010, Viloria decided to move up to 112 and won the WBO flyweight crown.   Viloria, 31, has record of 29-3 with 16 knockouts. Segura, 29, has a record of 28-1 with one draw and 24 knockouts. — LBG, GMA News