By Allan Fox: #1 WBO, #2 WBC, #3 WBA flyweight contender Brian Viloria (36-4, 21 KOs) destroyed journeyman Omar Soto (23-12-2, 7 KOs) in the 1st round to capture the WBC fECARBbOX Flyweight on Saturday night at the Florentine Gardens in Hollywood, CA.
Brian Viloria
Zou beats Valenzuela; Estrada defeats Viloria; Martinez decisions Magdaleno
By Chris Williams: Making his pro debut tonight, former two time Gold medalist for China Zou Shiming (1-0) defeated 18-year-old Eleazer Valenzuela (2-2-1, 1 KO’s) by a four round unanimous decision at the Cotai Arena, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China. The final judges scores were 40-36, 40-36 and 40-36.
Zou smartly out-boxed Valenzuela in each round, hitting with jabs, hooks to the head and right hands to to the body. Zou looked impressive in making Valenzuela miss with his shots. The only negative I could see in his performance was his lack of power. He wasn’t able to back up Valenzuela, although he did hurt him in late in the 3rd round with a hard left hand.
Arum: Viloria can’t handle Zou Shiming in sparring
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and trainer Freddie Roach are extremely excited about the debut of light flyweight Zou Shiming, who will be fighting this Saturday night in a scheduled four-right fight against Eleazar Valenzuela (2-1-2, 1 KO’s) at the Cotai Arena, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Viloria vs. Estrada & Martirosyan vs. Maciel on April 6th in China
By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has put together a fight card head-lined by WBA/WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria vs. Juan Francisco Estrada on April 6th at the Venetian Casino & Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China.
Also on the card will be unbeaten junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan (32-0-1, 20 KO’s) will be fighting a 10 round bout against Argentinian Javier Francisco Maciel (25-1, 18 KO’s).
This fight is a strong signal that Martirosyan’s promoters at Top Rank are positioning him to go after what many boxing fans see as the weak link in the junior middleweight division in WBO champion Zaurbek Baysangurov.
Viloria to fight on April 6th in Macau, Estrada a possible opponent
By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria will be back in the ring April 6th in Macau against possible Juan Francisco Estrada. Top Rank likes the idea of the 32-year-old Viloria fighting Estrada next despite the fact that Estrada is coming off of a loss in his last fight against WBA World light flyweight champion Roman Gonzalez last November in a 12 round decision loss.
Flyweights Viloria & Marquez put on the best show of the weekend
By Gareth Rees: You would of seen the boxing headlines all focused on the big wins by Carl Froch (30-2) and Adrien Broner (25-0), but arguably two of the most significant fights in terms of their division and definitely most exciting took place in the Los Angeles Sports Arena and was broadcast in America on the little known Wealth TV network.
Weights: Marquez 110.8, Viloria 111.8
By Chris Williams: WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria (31-3, 18 KO’s) weighed in today at 111.8 pounds for his unification fight on Saturday night WBA flyweight champion Hernan “Tyson” Marquez (34-2, 25 KO’s) at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA. Marquez weighed in at 110.8 lbs.
Viloria vs. Marquez on Saturday night in Los Angeles
By Chris Williams: WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria (31-3, 18 KO’s) will be mixing it up this Saturday night against WBA World flyweight champion Hernan “Tyson” Marquez (34-2, 25 KO’s) in a bout televised by WealthTV at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Viloria: I’m not worried about Marquez
By Chris William: WBO flyweight world champion Brian Viloria (31-3, 18 KO’s) believes that he’s going to beat WBA Super World flyweight champion Hernan “Tyson” Marquez (34-2, 25 KO’s) in their fight on November 17th at the the Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Hernan Marquez vs. Brian Viloria on November 17th at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles
By Chris Williams: A unification bout between WBA Super World flyweight champion Hernan Marquez (34-2, 25 KO’s) and WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria (31-3, 18 KO’s) will be taking place on November 17th at the Sports Arena, in Los Angeles, California, USA. A crowd of between 6000 to 7000 is expected to show up for this interesting showdown between two of the best fighters in the flyweight division.