Viloria sets eyes on unifying title belts

Hawaii-born puncher Brian Viloria has one thing in mind in so far as the most feasible task at hand.
The reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-flyweight king wants to unify all the major belts in the 108 lbs class before an invasion of the flyweight (112 lbs) category.
"I want to unify all the belts then go up at flyweight where I feel I will be very comfortable," said the 28-year-old Viloria during Tuesday's PSA Forum.
Last August 29, Viloria made the first defense of the IBF title, besting the gutsy Jesus Iribe of Mexico before a very appreciative crowd at the Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu.
Viloria, whose parents are from Ilocos Sur, had taken the crown with a stunning 11th-round knockout of another Mexican, Ulises Solis, last April at the Araneta Coliseum.
Taking all the belts at light-fly won't be easy as it sounds.
The current champions are Edgar Sosa in the World Boxing Council (WBC), Giovanni Segura in the World Boxing Association, and Ivan Calderon in the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
Sosa and Segura are both Mexicans, while Calderon, who faces Filipino Rodel Mayol in a rematch this weekend, is Puerto Rican.
While he is keenly awaiting word about his next outing, Viloria will not allow himself to stay out of shape.
"After one more week here (in the Philippines), I will go back to Los Angeles where I live now and start training," said Viloria.
Meanwhile, newly-crowned WBO super-flyweight champion Marvin Sonsona, who also graced the weekly forum, is being groomed for bigger things by his handlers although a fight with the big names is not yet on their radar screen.
"Maybe after two fights, he will be ready to take on the division's top guys," said Sonsona's promoter Sammy Gello-ani.
Sonsona created a stir last week when he dethroned Jose Lopez of Puerto Rico at the Casino Rama in Ontario, Canada.




