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VILORIA STOPS ROMERO, MAYOL MAULS MIRANDA


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Pasig City ? It was sweet revenge for Brian ?The Hawaiian Punch? Viloria who dominated Omar Ni?o Romero and stopped him in the ninth round. Viloria scored early with accurate straight punches in the opening round and a crisp counter left hook in the second. Viloria took his time and steadily increased his punch output as a dazed Romero would walk into the neutral corner at the end of round three and even into Viloria?s corner at the end of the fifth.

The fifth round also saw the Mexican challenger bleed from a cut on his left eyelid. Romero tried to fight back in the seventh and eighth by boxing from a distance but Viloria showed he had the better boxing skills and countered well.

In the ninth, Romero was staggered by a right straight and was on wobbly legs being pinned and pummeled when the Mexican cornerman climbed up the ring steps and almost simultaneously the referee Michael Ortega signaled a halt to the contest at the 2:09 mark. Viloria successfully retained his WBO world flyweight title for the second time here at the Ynares Sports Center. He dedicated the fight to the recently departed Andy Ganigan, a Filipino Hawaiian like Viloria and a popular boxer during the 1980?s.

In a battle of former world champions, Rodel Mayol of Mandaue City knocked down Julio Cesar Miranda thrice and battered the Mexican boxer enroute to a one-sided unanimous decision win over ten rounds. A hard left hook from Mayol sent him down in the opening round. A series of hard hooks sent Miranda down in the second round and another trip to the canvas was ruled a slip.

Miranda kept moving forward with wild swings but Mayol tagged him with his jab. In the fifth round, Mayol sent Miranda down again as the Mexican?s legs sagged after a brutal barrage to the body.

But Miranda managed to survive and hang around despite being punished until the final bell. The scores read 100-87, 99-88 and 97-91. For the other undercards, the fight for the interim WBO As-Pac bantamweight title between Alvin Makiling and Robert Udtohan ended in a majority draw ? 115-112 Makiling, and two judges had it 113 all. Dayer Gabutan Singwangcha retained his WBO Oriental bantamweight title by unanimous decision over Dado Cabintoy by scores of 118-112, 115-113 and 116-112.

Top photo: Brian Viloria celebrates after dispatching Omar Nino Romero at the Ynares Sports Complex in Pasig City, Philippines Sunday morning.


Moments before the stoppage, Viloria looks to finish off Romero in round nine as Romero's corner climbs the stairs to stop the fight.


Mayol scores his second knockdown on Miranda in the second round.

Photos by Dong Secuya.


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