Viloria hospitalized after defeat against Tamara
January 23rd, 2010
By Jason Kim: International Boxing Federation light flyweight champion Brian Viloria (26-3, 15 KO’s) was hospitalized last night after collapsing in the dressing room following a 12th round TKO loss to Colombian Carlos Tamara in Manila. Viloria controlled the fight through eight rounds, landing effectively with powerful quick combinations. However, Viloria began to fade by the 9th round and started to take heavy shots from the challenger Tamara.
It was pretty clear that Viloria was gassed out from setting too quick of a pace for the fight during the first eight rounds. Viloria was okay as he walked back to his dressing room after the fight. However, soon after arriving, Viloria suddenly collapsed and had to be rushed to a nearby hospital for observation. Viloria reportedly received a CT scan of his brain and a chest x-ray. As of now, Viloria is in stable condition.
Viloria looked exhausted in the 12th round of Friday night’s fight against Tamara. The fight was stopped after Tamara staggered a tired looking Viloria and teed off on him while he tried to cover up on the ropes. It was all one way traffic leading to referee Bruce McTavish to step in and stop the fight at 1:45 of the round. This was Viloria’s 2nd defense of his IBF title which he won against Ulises Solis last year in April.
It’s still too early to know whether Viloria will have any lasting problems from this stoppage. It could be that Vilroia was just tired from having fought really hard in the fight. However, Viloria did absorb a lot of punishment to the head in the fight, especially in the later rounds when Viloria totally ran out of gas.
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BolaBola – read my comment again- I’m pulliing lex’s chain. He’s doesn’t understand honest & commitment which all we have at the end (can’t buy with money)
olympic Metalist- chill and read my comment again friend. Hope you get it the second time around. Lex reminds of the people in the past that thought Blacks could’nt swim and would never be in the olympics. He thinks that Manny because of his race, has to use PEDs to succeed in Boxing.
Could it be that lex_fugitive is a pseudonym of Mayweather Sr.? Either that or he gets free drugs from the Señor Mayweather coz we can’t understand your logic man. You’re way out there, up in the clouds.
concerned in LA and lex are LOOSERS! because their not filipinos..
Lex, your a tool. What is your problem? Do you just hate people who aren’t loud mouthed and black? Or are you just a moron?
i just hope and pray that you are okay Brian.
Let’s ban all boxer & sportmen from the Philipines. If your better than an american you got to be on something. Hey for sure you know what your talking about because your an expert.
Just a coincidence this happened in the country with the best PEDs? No need to ensure fighters aren’t on PEDs in boxing. Baseball I could understand, I mean people hittin a ball with a bat. But boxing is only people beating each other in the head.