Viloria fight on PPV

By Edri K. Aznar

THE “Island Assault” boxing extravaganza that features the first world title defense of International Boxing Federation light flyweight title holder Brian Viloria against hard-hitting Jesus Iribe in Blaisdell Convention Center in Honolulu, Hawaii will be shown on Philippine television on Sunday.

The fight will be shown live via pay-per-view on Dream Satellite, while the delayed telecast will be aired on GMA-7 and Solar Sports.

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The 28-year-old Viloria is set to defend his title in his own turf against a tough Iribe. He won his title from Ulises Solis last April in the blockbuster “Pinoy Power” fight card at the Araneta Coliseum.

Viloria holds a record of 25 wins and two defeats with 15 knockouts, while Iribe has 15 victories, five losses and five draws with nine knockouts.

There will be two other Filipinos seeing action in the fight card—ALA Gym star AJ Banal and the heavy-handed Dennis Laurente (31-3-5, 16 KO’s).

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on August 29, 2009.