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VILORIA WANTS TO REMAIN A WORLD CHAMPION FOR SOME TIME By Ronnie Nathanielsz PhilBoxing.com Mon, 14 May 2012  Now that World Boxing Organization flyweight champion Brian Viloria has exorcised the habit of losing a title on his second defense with a smashing 9th round knockout of Mexico?s Omar Nino Romero on Sunday. he wants to remain a world champion for some time. Viloria told the Manila Standard ?I want to stay as long as I can (as champion). I told you when I first won the title from Julio Cesar ?Pingo? Miranda that I?ll be a world champion for a while. I think I have what it takes, I?ve learned a lot.? The 31 year old Viloria recalled that ?everyone says you?ve lost your title every time on the second defense and they asked me whether I had some psychological hindrance and I said ?no? because I?ve learned a lot and now I?ve finished my second title defense, impressively I hope, and there?s more and more to go. Hopefully we?ll be talking after my 20th title defense!? The WBO champion said he is a far more confident fighter today and attributed this to ?the maturity that I?ve garnered through the past couple of years. Just having confidence in your skill and confident in your training and you are able to show that kind of skill in the ring and that?s what helped me.? He said ?with all the training I?ve done, I helped bring confidence to my style and that showed in the ring? against Romero. Romero had complained about the stoppage by referee Michael Ortega when he was groggy and unstable against the ropes as Viloria continued to pound him, but WBO supervisor and Asia Pacific vice president Leon Panoncillo stood by the referee?s decision and said Viloria ?practically won all the rounds and it was a very good showing by him.? Viloria himself said he ?wasn?t surprised by the stoppage because Romero seemed like he was going down already and was one punch away from a real big knockout. He was really wobbly and I think the referee did a great job of protecting the fighters and making sure that everything is okay.? He said ?I had no doubt about the stoppage and I wasn?t surprised at all.? Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ronnie Nathanielsz.  |
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