THE manager of World Boxing Organization flyweight champion Brian Viloria is looking at three possible opponents for his ward’s next title defense in the first quarter of 2012.
Gary Gittelsohn told Manila Standard that he is looking at World Boxing Council champion
Pongsaklek Wonjongkam, World Boxing Association titlist Hernan Marquez and Roman Gonzalez, a two-division world champion and is currently the WBA light flyweight champion.
The undefeated 24-year-old Nicaraguan has a record of 30-0 with 25 knockouts. He won the WBA minimum weight title with a fourth-round technical knockout of Japan’s Yutaka Niida on Sept. 15, 2008 and grabbed the WBA light flyweight belt with a second-round knockout of Francisco Rosas on Oct. 24, 2010.
“A fight with Gonzalez is perhaps the most interesting matchup,” said Gittelsohn.
However, there is no indication on whether Gonzalez is ready to step up in weight like Viloria did to win the WBC flyweight crown from Julio Cesar “Pingo” Miranda.
“Over the years, I’ve observed that Brian performs optimally when faced with challenges,” said Gittelsohn.
He then cited Viloria’s impressive showings against fancied Ulises Solis of Mexico from whom he won the International Boxing Federation title with an11th-round knockout; “Pingo” Miranda, who he dropped in the opening round en route to a comfortable win to capture the WBO flyweight title and Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound no. 9-ranked light flyweight champion Giovanni Segura, who he defeated via an eighth-round TKO last Dec. 10.
Viloria himself said he wishes to unify the flyweight titles and mentioned Pongsaklek and Marquez as the fighters, whose titles he wanted to go after.
However, Pongsaklek maybe out of the equation as he wants to give Japan’s inexperienced Hirofumi Mukai a rematch after the Thai’s title defense ended abruptly in 47 seconds of the opening round, when the Japanese challenger suffered a nasty cut from an accidental head-butt, forcing the referee to call a halt on instructions of the ring doctor.
Mukai has a record of 5 wins and one loss, with the defeat coming at the hands of OPBF champion Rocky “Road Warrior” Fuentes of the famed ALA Gym.
On the other hand, “Tyson” Marquez, the reigning WBA flyweight champion, won the title with an 11th-round TKO over Luis Concepcion of Panama on April 2, 2011 and scored a first- round TKO in a rematch on Oct. 29, 2011.
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