New Pinoy boxing heroes

A motorcade will be held around the city of Manila to fete the country’s new boxing heroes next to pound for pound king Manny "pacman" Pacquiao after Donaire and Viloria scored a pair of convincing stoppages over their Mexican rivals.

Nonito Donaire retained his International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organization (IBO) world flyweight titles with a fourth-round technical knockout of erstwhile unbeaten Mexican Raul Martinez while Brian Viloria knocked out champion Ulises Solis of Mexico with a single punch in the 11th round to wrest the IBF junior flyweight crown.

Their feats also prompted Sen. Manny Villar to file a resolution commending the duo for bringing honors to the country.

“With their victories, Nonito and Bryan once again made the Philippines proud. They have once again proved to the world that Filipinos have what it takes to excel in whatever field of endeavor. They bring great pride and inspire all Filipinos to excel in their undertakings to achieve success and world recognition,” said Villar.

Also to be honored in the Manila motorcade are WBC international minimumweight champion Denver Cuello and super flyweight titlist Drian Francisco.

Meanwhile, Sen. Loren Legarda yesterday urged Pacquiao to consider holding his next fight after Ricky Hatton in the country, saying such a fight can be rightly billed as the second Thrilla in Manila following the huge turnout which witnessed the Sunday card at the Big Dome.

“I know that the big money fights are in the United States and elsewhere. But I believe Manny has already achieved such an iconic stature in the world of boxing to make a big fight happen in the Philippines,” said Legarda said.

“While Filipinos follow Manny’s fights wherever they are held, the Donaire and Viloria fights showed that the victories of Filipino athletes are extra special when posted before our countrymen,” Legarda.

Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has directed his chief of staff Ric de Guzman and department of public services chief retired colonel Carlos Baltazar to make the necessary coordination with the traffic bureau for the routing scheme of the motorcade, consisting of three vehicles.

Lim said he would be taking a separate vehicle “so as not to diminish the luster of their glory.”

Lim described the fight of Donaire, Viloria and Cuello as very impressive and an inspiration to aspiring boxers not only in Manila but in other parts of the country.

Cuello, meanwhile, stopped Hiroshi Matsumoto of Japan in four rounds while Francisco won over Indonesian boxer Sahril Fabanyo in their 12-round super flyweight bout.

Legarda issued her call for Pacquiao as she noted the overwhelming pride and joy that Filipinos showed following Donaire and Viloria’s victories.

source: philstar.com

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Donaire and Viloria won title fight

Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire lived up to his moniker, crushing Raul “Cobra” Martinez in just four rounds while Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria scored an emotional win knocking out Ulises Solis to snatch the IBF light flyweight crown in their title bout at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City last April 19, 2009.


Despite a painful left hand, Donaire pummeled his Mexican-American challenger from the get-go, hitting Martinez with left-right hook combinations in the first and second rounds.

Donaire, who retained his IBO/IBF flyweight title, delivered the decisive killer blows in 2:42 mark of the fourth round, ending the fight on a technical knockout (TKO).

He improved his win-loss record to 21-1-0 (14 by way of knockout) while handing the erstwhile undefeated Martinez his first loss after 24 fights.

“He’s a real champion. I’m a big fan of him now,” Martinez said after the fight. He also acknowledged that he was “not invincible,” when asked about the lessons he learned from the bout with Donaire.

Donaire, whose father was not able to watch him fight, said he felt a stinging pain in his left hand.

“My father will always be my father and I thank him because he got me where I am today,” Donaire said during post-fight interviews.

Meanwhile, Brian Viloria, nicknamed “The Hawaiian Punch”, knocked down Ulises Solis in the 11th round to steal the IBF light flyweight crown.

Viloria was aggressive in the first two rounds but Solis recovered in later rounds, before the Fil-Am fighter opened a cut in his right eyebrow in the fifth round.

A former WBC junior flyweight king, Viloria again struggled on the sixth round as Solis briefly regained control of the fight. Both fighters exchanged punches in later rounds until a solid right hook from Viloria knocked his opponent cold towards the end of the 11th round.

During post-fight interviews, Viloria, who improved his record to 25-2-0 (15 by knockout), admitted that Solis was a “tough nut to crack”.

The Mexican fighter, who earlier christened himself “The Filipino Executioner”, previously defeated Filipino boxers Rodel Mayol, Bert Batawang and Nonito’s older brother, Glenn Donaire.

source: sports.inquirer.net